Burn After Reading: How Some Tech-Savvy Firefighters May Be Putting New Yorkers in Danger

How Firefighters May Be Putting NYers in Danger
NEW YORK - FEBRUARY 29: New York City firefighters investigate a smoke condition at the Spring Street subway station February 29, 2004 in New York City. A track fire forced the evacuation of an F train, which stopped between the Broadway-Lafayette Street and West 4 Street stops, and caused several stations to close and multiple subway lines to shut down. (Photo by Jonathan Fickies/Getty Images)
NEW YORK - FEBRUARY 29: New York City firefighters investigate a smoke condition at the Spring Street subway station February 29, 2004 in New York City. A track fire forced the evacuation of an F train, which stopped between the Broadway-Lafayette Street and West 4 Street stops, and caused several stations to close and multiple subway lines to shut down. (Photo by Jonathan Fickies/Getty Images)

The Fire Department's promotional exams may be the most challenging civil service tests in the city. The guys who take them certainly think so. "The fire exam is definitely the toughest there is, ten times harder than cops or anything else," Captain Joe Loftus told The Observer recently.

In the past few years, a cottage industry has sprung up to help firefighters study for the exams that allow them to rise through the ranks. Capt. Loftus and a group of his colleagues were at the forefront three years ago when they launched LtQuestions.com, a simple WordPress site that offers fellow firefighters sample tests--16 for only $96.

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