The FDNY recruitment drive out of St. John’s Place firehouse in Brooklyn attracted more women than men. Taker Thompson, 22, fills out form with the help of firefighter Abdel Aziz.
The latest numbers mark a significant change for the department — which has been the city’s least diverse agency for decades, despite also being one of its largest with 10,000 members.
The filing period for the upcoming firefighter test will close Wednesday, and the FDNY has registered nearly 52,000 candidates for the fall exam.
Whites overall remain the largest group of applicants, with 23,000 applicants, or roughly 44%.
Nearly 14,000 Latinos applied for the coveted job, or 27%.
Twelve-thousand black candidates applied for the exam, roughly 23% — a big step up from just a few years ago, when the FDNY had fewer than 400 black Bravest in its ranks.
Asians comprised nearly 5% of the potential test-takers with 2,300 applicants.
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