FDNY reviews

4.0

74% would recommend to a friend

(283 total reviews)

Nicholas Scoppetta

39% approve of CEO

68% positive business outlook

FDNY has an employee rating of 4.0 out of 5 stars, based on 283 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The FDNY employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Government & Public Administration industry (3.6 stars).

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283 reviews
2.0
Nov 28, 2025
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Benefits, pension, the actual runs were cool. Career advancement.

Cons

10% runs, 90% house keeping. A lot of corruption. Backstab culture. Health risks. Poor work life balance. Possible death.

5.0
Nov 23, 2025

Best job on earth

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Best job on earth. Period!

Cons

Nights, weekends, holidays, takes some getting used to.

4.0
Nov 4, 2025

Good

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Has a bunch of interesting work

Cons

None that I can think of

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