Fewer than 22,000 people took the open competitive exam to become an FDNY firefighter this year despite the department sinking $3 million into a recruitment campaign, pushing back the registration timeline and adding more testing dates.
Zisopoulos, 37, was found guilty of second-degree murder and weapon possession for the shocking, random attack on Lt. Alison Russo during her lunch break in September 2022.
"They're very, very robust. These were used in the parking garage collapse downtown. But where they excel is hazardous material situations, like lithium battery fires that we're coming across more frequently."