In regards to FDNY Test Prep questions:
Merit Matters has been asked which test prep courses are worth attending but, because we have not been able to evaluate any of them, we have not been able to give advice on this topic.
Until now.
In the message below the Vulcan Society claims that their course will be “the best available at any cost” and considering that their course for the last test had examples of the very unique, subjective questions that comprised so much of the 2007 test while the city's own prep course did not, we believe this claim to be truthful.
Accordingly, we recommend that anyone taking the next test should sign up for the Vulcan Society's course, especially because they boldly proclaim that both lesson plans will cover all subjects you will see on your test. I don't know how they could possibly know that, but I'm gonna take them at their word. You should too.
In a newspaper story published four months after the 2007 test was given the Vulcan Society "insisted that the 2007 exam was hastily rewritten and that department prep classes were not informed of the change until halfway through the courses". This claim, attributed in print to the Vulcan Society in a story in which President John Coombs and former President Paul Washington were the only Vulcan officials quoted, clearly states that the test was being changed and notification of that change was broadcast, at least to some. Perhaps this will happen again.
The message begins, "Greetings firefighter candidate" so if you are a firefighter candidate the Vulcan Society is welcoming you. We applaud them for this inclusion and embrace of diversity. In the first paragraph it does say "Black firefighters like yourself" but we can't believe this is meant to exclude anyone based on race, and besides- Judge Garaufis has written that "the race/ethnicity options on the new exam applications are arbitrary, and are unlikely to be anything other than rough approximations of the ways applicants are likely to identify themselves" so everybody should be good to go.
Now scroll down, read up and sign up- classes start Monday, February 27th;
Firefighter Exam Tutorial Classes from the FDNY Vulcan Society
Greetings firefighter candidate,
This message is from the Vulcan Society, the organization of NYC's Black firefighters. Founded in 1940, we have been involved in everything from desegregating firehouses in the 1940's and 50's, to helping establish the International Association of Black Professional Firefighters in 1970, to our recent efforts to help diversify the FDNY. Towards that end, we have for decades provided tutoring to Black candidates like yourself who are about to take the FDNY firefighter entrance exam. We will be providing tutoring for your upcoming exam as well.
Two separate lesson plans will be taught, and you will be given work to take home. Both lesson plans will cover all subjects you will see on your test. Your instructors will be Black FDNY fire officers and firefighters. The study material was prepared by professional fire test developers and experienced NYC firefighters.
We believe – as we have been told in the past – that our tutoring will be the best tutoring available at any cost! A one-time fee of $20 (just to cover our costs) allows you to attend as often as you like.
Class schedules and locations are as follows:
Brooklyn
M.S. 35
272 MacDonough St.
on the corner of Lewis Ave
(A/C at Utica Ave)
Lesson Plan A
Monday, February 27th – 7:00 p.m.
Thursday, March 1st – 7:00 p.m.
Saturday, March 3rd – 11:00 a.m.
Lesson Plan B
Monday, March 5th – 7:00 p.m.
Thursday, March 8th – 7:00 p.m.
Saturday, March 10th – 11:00 a.m.
Manhattan
Taino Towers (Gym)
240 E. 123rd St.
near 2nd Avenue
(4/5/6 to 125th St.)
Lesson Plan A
Tuesday, February 28th – 7:00 p.m.
Wednesday, February 29th – 7:00 p.m.
Saturday, March 3rd – 11:00 a.m.
Lesson Plan B
Monday, March 5th – 7:00 p.m.
Tuesday, March 6th – 7:00 p.m.
Saturday, March 10th – 11:00 a.m.
Queens
M.S. 72
133-25 Guy R. Brewer Blvd
Rochdale Village
Lesson Plan A
Wednesday, February 29th – 7:00 p.m.
Thursday, March 1st – 7:00 p.m.
Saturday, March 3rd – 11:00 a.m.
Lesson Plan B
Tuesday, March 6th – 7:00 p.m.
Thursday, March 8th – 7:00 p.m.
Saturday, March 10th – 11:00 a.m.
Staten Island
I.S. 49
101 Warren St.
between Hill St. & Laurel Ave
Lesson Plan A
Tuesday, February 28th – 7:00 p.m.
Saturday, March 3rd – 11:00 a.m.
Lesson Plan B
Wednesday, March 7th – 7:00 p.m.
Saturday, March 10th – 11:00 a.m.
Because there will be so much competition for this great career, a very high score on the exam is a necessity. Give yourself a leg up by taking advantage of this opportunity.
Finally, please click here: (https://app.expressemailmarketing.com/takesurvey.aspx?id=25736) to let us know which tutorial you’d like to attend and give us your contact information so we can keep in touch with you about the hiring process. (Even if you don’t pick a tutorial session now, that’s ok - just show up at any tutoring site on any day.)
Thank you,
The Vulcan Society
739 Eastern Parkway
Brooklyn, NY 11213-3410
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