ATTENTION, men and women ages 18 to 29. Filing for the position of New York City Firefighter is now open and testing starts in January '07. Don't delay, come on in and get an application.

I'm Michael Stefano, author of The Firefighter's Workout Book (Harper Collins 2000), and recently retired captain (FDNY). I'd like to help transform you into a New York City firefighter.

22 years as a NYC firefighter, many spent battling blazes in the ghettos of Brooklyn, taught me thing or two about the physical demands of structural firefighting. Are you ready to go from zero to 60 in an instant, ready and ABLE to do just about anything, while subjecting your body to extreme mental and physical stress?

FIREFIGHTER WRITTEN TEST BEING PREPARED
I have inside information indicating that the written test for New York City firefighter is being prepared right now, with the exam scheduled for December. Physical testing takes place soon after the written exam. Exam filing is to began in August 2006. [go to:FDNY WEBSITE]

The written test is typically pretty basic, as it's more of a reading comphrension exam than a technical test. The physical is a completely different matter. [view:TEST EVENTS]

GRUELING PHYSICAL ENTRANCE EXAM
The FDNY continues to set the standard on fire department physicals, and the next exam will seems to be a mirror image of the previous test. Municipalities across the country have copied the style and intensity of this exam. However, most employ a pass / fail system. Not so with the FDNY.

It's necessary to score almost one hundred percent to have any chance at making the actual firefighter list. It's pure mathematics, you have 30,000 motivated candidates and only 1000 jobs. That's why you need to begin training for your physcial now. Get more information on .

WHAT'S NEXT
After passing the test, you're not actually hired until you're put through a battery of interviews and a comprehensive medical that includes the graded step mill. This time you'll be required to spend just over 5 minutes on the machine while wearing a 50 pound vest - strapped to a heart rate monitor. If you're heart rate exceeds a pre-determined limit, you're immediately rejected as a possible candidate.

THE FIRE ACADEMY
Even after you're sworn in, the FDNY wants to know its probies are up to the task of fighting fires, and the training academy is where they intend to find out. In addition to daily exercise, life-like drills and lectures, you're expected to pass 4 grueling physical exams on the first day!

Failure to complete a mile and a half mile run in under 12 minutes is cause for dismissal -- no questions asked! No wonder the dropout rate is nearly 20 percent.

So how do you prepare for such extreme demands?
After working one-on-one with dozens of candidates, I've developed a program that will gradually, but steadily, bring you up to the FDNY's tough physical standards. Besides working with start-of-the-art, health club cardio and resistance equipment, we'll train OUTDOORS, recreating the actual events you'll see on a daily basis while at the fire academy.

From pull ups, push ups, sit ups, running, and calisthenics to handling high pressure hose lines, climbing stairs, crawling, searching, wearing a SCBA, handling heavy equipment, ladder climbing... you'll be ready.

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Whether you're a seasoned veteran that needs to maintain strength and endurance, or a young man or woman preparing for the next entrance physical, or you're about to enter the grueling fire academy, I know what it takes to get you ready. There are certainly no guarantees in life, by my success rate with firefighter candidates stands at 100 percent.

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Mike Stefano owns and operates , a fully equipped training facility on Long Island's south shore. Besides specializing in firefighter fitness, Mr. Stefano is also an ACE certified trainer and holds various nutritional, functional, and core/postural training certifications.