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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Their purple-and-black-draped seats may have been empty, but the spirits of six probationary firefighters missing in the World Trade Center tragedy were very much present at Fire Academy graduation ...

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 ...

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 ...

Dear Nozzlehead: I’m a female firefighter on our volunteer fire department. I’ve been a firefighter for 17 years. I have my Firefighter 1 certification and have gone to many fires and fire training ...

The FDNY bolstered its ranks yesterday, swearing in the largest probationary fire class in the city’s history. A total of 361 probies took their oaths at the FDNY Training Academy on Randalls Island ...

The word “conforming” often carries a negative or restrictive connotation. Many people think of conforming as a surrender of their own ideas or behaviors in favor of those of another person or group.