Ray Downey. What a fireman's legend. His nickname was simple to remember. " GOD ". Talk about a nickname to live up to. Ray was a hellluva nice guy too. God bless Ray and Rest in Peace brother.

I remember graduating in that room and getting my diploma. Word of advice to anyone training for probie school- LOOSE AS MUCH WEIGHT AS YOU CAN BEFORE YOU GET SWORN IN!!!!!! Don’t “get all buff 💪”!!!!! Just eat healthy, loose weight, start running, push ups, sit ups, squats. get used to every muscle in your body hurting. Get all your affairs in order before you start probie school. so that your brain can concentrate only on all of this important information given out to you at the Rock that could very well save your life one day. Tell all your family, friends, loved ones that this is now your career and if you don’t maintain the average academic and physical standards that you will be dropped from the program (a nice word for FIRED). Good luck to anyone starting FDNY probie or EMS school and please stay safe. It’s a very dangerous job. Make it to retirement like myself and enjoy your life.

Chief Leeb is very enthusiastic about training and making this facility better & better!

Awesome series, very cool to see Chief Downey "2.0" but all kidding aside, his Father is a Legend in the " Service" worldwide!! 🇺🇲🇺🇲

Can you imagine how much better the fire service as a whole would be if every department had facilities like the FDNY to train their members. Great series so far.

This was fantastic! Downey mentioned TEEX. Being a central Tx firefighter we get alot of our training from them. Thanks again Lou and Kubler. You ever come to Tx let me know.

Very insightful. Chief Leeb oozes passion and insight. It was also great to see the son of a legend continuing his old mans legacy and the continuing demand for adaption, preparation and execution. Well done Pete on the production side. Looking forward to pt 3.

These are amazing! What a world class facility. Howdy from the fire department in Cape Town South Africa

Keep an open mind. Remain teachable.

Another Great one brothers! You seemed to enjoy going down memory lane! I'm sure it was a cool moment. It's awesome they're going to dedicate that area to Chief Downey, Another FDNY legend. Can't wait for #3 Fella's. Stay safe !

I’m loving this series so far…great job Pete.

Great job.

Excellent job once again Pete

so cool to see the fdny rock, wish there would be more videos about it! Love it guys

Chief has his shit together.

Great video fellas! Really interesting to see all the different areas and training props. Good job on the editing Pete. Was great to see the video of probie Lou and really special to see him reminiscing about his time as a recruit. I'm over in the UK, but the whole 'scrounging' materials for training thing, is the same the world over! Beg, steal borrow! Good job again.

Very nice to get this "tour" of the Rock.

Hi guys!! I just watched this part 2 !! Thank you again, as it is all so interesting!! 👏👏Chief Leeb is really awesome and so knowledgeable and passionate about the training!! What a great man!! I can’t quite believe this myself, but at this year’s Family Day (2/26/2022) my older son and I( not a firefighter) thanked the FDNY “top brass😉” and they were so kind and offered to take a photo with us!!! So my older son and I have photos with the Chief and Lt. Hodgens and the Acting Commissioner.. We really did not know exactly who anyone was at this time,, because it was just such a joy filled day for all of us!! As my son was progressing through the Academy, both him and I just took it one day at a time and as my son always said, “Mom, I take nothing for granted, I am not a firefighter yet!! I still have much to do and learn!! “” Thanks to your video,? I can see that this amazing training place and this amazing Chief Leeb follows the wonderful attitude that learning never stops !! 😊 a wonderful thought for all, civilians too!!! I very much enjoyed seeing when you were probies and graduating!! God’s blessings to you both and your dear families!! God’s blessings to all first responders!! ❤️🚒🚒🚒🇺🇸🇺🇸✝️

Well Done.

A+ to FDNY for a awesome academy!

Brothers very good video # 2. I enjoy everyone 👍🏻

Was that Brian Feehay in the beginning? He was my instructor in my fire class on Long Island. When I was a Volley in Queens. Great man and an amazing teacher. RIP Brian. I’m Italian Chief Downey hit it home lol I always got somebody for everything 😂😂😂🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻

This is so much fun to watch! Pete FDNY should have paid you for this excellent advertising 😅 also Chief is incredible he’s like a FDNY encyclopedia!

Yet again, Outstanding Job Fellas

Keeps getting better. Great work guys

The washington metro has a simulator in Lanham MD with a tunnel as well as outdoors they have a car that can turn on either side.

Another home run boys.

I wanna go through the academy just to do it. Thanks guy's.

Looking forward to the next part Pete great job

This is awesome!

Great job

Top notch training spot for top notch firemen!

I would love to do some training on the collapse rescue seminar. FDNY sure is the bench mark of training.

Like the last Rock video boys. Love it

Great job, guys!! @Pete...strong work.

My great grandfather was NYFD and was awarded the Bennett medal in 1904 (since renamed to the top fire operations medal). Every year his name is printed in the awards program and every year it is misspelled. My understanding and from the newspaper clips my family has he saved a kid from a fire cut was badly burned and a probie did not make it. I wish I could get his name corrected in the program

Very cool. ❤️🤍💙

Love these types of videos, keep it going boys! Love from Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.

I went to Rory dolans the night before graduation. We snuck in an hour late hungover. Walked in like nothing happened. January 02

Did Kubes ride a horse there with those bow legs?

Would have loved this stuff when i went through school in ohio

Can anyone tell me about how one gets assigned to a company after probie school? What determines if you get assigned to an Engine company, or Truck company? Is there a bid system, luck of the draw? Also, the numbers on the leather front below the company ID, is that the employee number, and is that assigned by the City, or is that your last four of your social for example. Thanks.