Everywhere you go, firefighters are talking about their probationary firefighters, the probies. Some have lots of them and complain about all the inexperience, about everything these new folks don't ...

While late night talk show hosts praised the resiliency of the city and the Yankees sang "Sweet Caroline," FDNY probies (probational officers) did their own thing on Tuesday to pay tribute to Boston ...

Joseph Maloney just spent 19 weeks in training to become a New York City firefighter at the department’s Randalls Island academy. There, he carried heavy fire hoses, fought simulated fires and ended ...

After years of court battles, the city today swore in its first class of probationary firefighters since 2008. Mayor Bloomberg told the 318 “probies” that they made up “our most diverse class ever … a ...

An FDNY recruit is getting a third chance to pass the training academy after collecting top firefighter pay for a year in desk jobs, sources told The Post. Choeurlyne Doirin-Holder, 39 — one of four ...

THE CITY’S newest class of firefighters is also its most diverse in history — comprising 40% minorities plus the son of a 9/11 hero. Mayor Bloomberg and Fire Commissioner Salvatore Cassano presided ...

When Jamel Sears’ wife and his Fire Academy classmates first met, it seemed like they already knew each other well because Sears had spoken so often and affectionately of one to the other. Sherita ...

A total of 285 men and women from a diverse range of backgrounds comprise the Fire Department's first probationary class since 2008. (Edward Reed/NYC Mayor's Office) A total of 285 men and women from ...