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Yes you can.I know one Paramedic from Melbourne who works in Station 7 in NYC. He is also an instructor at the FDNY Bureau of Training [BOT].Depending on your educational background you can challenge the NY State Department of Health Paramedic exam. I’m sure you have enough college credits to do that in NY. But I know the state has a limit on the number of years you can wait to challenge the exam. If you graduated 15 years ago you might have to complete a paramedic program again in NY state before you can sit for a state exam. If you did it within the last 5 years then you should be good. This is a two part exam. First part is for BLS second part is for ALS. If you fail the BLS portion of the exam you wont be taking the ALS exam. This exam focuses heavily on A&P, Pathophysiology, pharmacology and basic EMS operations. There is also a clinical skills portion to the exam.Once you get your state certification you have to take the NYC REMAC exam. This is to get your certification to practice in the city of NY. This exam is based purely on NYC REMSCO protocols. First time exam takers also have to sit through a painfully annoying fill in the blank scenario based exam . There are plans to change the fill in the blank portion of the exam in the near future. When I took the REMAC the first time I had to sit down with an ED Physician and discuss two adult and one peds scenario. But the cost of hiring physician to interview/test candidates became expensive hence the fill in the blank nonsense but I think it’ll go back to the interview setup soon. This is the exam that screws up most people who come from another EMS system.You can also take the National Registry Exam if you’d like. Two parts to this exam a clinical skills component and computerized multiple choice exam. Passing the NY state skills portion will allow you to go directly to the computerize exam. National Registry Certification is not required to work in NY State. Our curriculum is gradually changing to fit the national registry curriculum. In about 5–10years NYS will become a National Registry state. I don’t have a National Registry Cert. I don’t have a use for it and its very annoying to have to re-certify every two years when NYS and NYC require recertification every 3 years.Once you get a NYS DOH card and a REMAC Card you take the online civil service exam for the FDNY. Its not really an exam- its called an exam but its a small application . The application will give you a list number based on prior experience, education and residency. Local NYC applicants score higher than out of state applicants. More experience = more points. Exam fee is usually $38 and the exam is only open for one month out of the year [usually September]. Check on NYC DCAS website. Once you get your list number you WAIT. Usually 8 to 12 months for a call. You’ll be scheduled for a physical. Then you’ll be scheduled for a medical exam. Then a written psych exam. During the psych exam you’ll fill out the world’s longest job application. Then you’ll be assigned an investigator who will fingerprint you and run a background check. If everything is clear you’ll be scheduled for a BOT academy class. Time from Physical to Completion of background check is about 6 months. Academy classes for paramedics [aka PTOP - Paramedic Training and Orientation Program] runs twice a year, so there may be another month or two wait time. It is a 8 week course and at the end you will re-take the NY State DOH exam [ FDNY doesnt care when you last took the state exam]. Once you complete the academy you are a FDNY Paramedic. This sounds ridiculously long and tiring but it isn’t that bad. The investigation portion of the process can be a bit stressful since they’ll have you call the police department back in Sydney or Perth etc to find out every single traffic violations you’ve committed. I’d say about 95% candidates who take the civil service exam complete the process without an issue. The 5% usually get caught with some background issues or they fail the physical exam [If you exceed certain BMI you’ll be told to lose weight and come back the next year]. Any violent crime or drunk driving issues is an automatic disqualification for NY State[ you wont be allowed to take the exam at all] and FDNY certainly wont take you. Getting into the Fire Department in NYC is a 1.5 to 2 year process. But its worth the wait. We have the best equipment/training and benefit package and we have fantastic job security. Private sector EMS in the US is very unstable. You can wake up and find your company in bankruptcy. Happened to me. Meanwhile you can work private sector during the 1.5yr wait to get into FDNY. Getting hired by a private transport company is very easy in NYC. There are companies that will hire you in one day and have you ready to work in as little as a week. All of us start our careers in private transport but usually move up to 911 in a year or two.You probably wont make as much $ in NYC as a Paramedic. As a top pay FDNY paramedic I made $87,000 this year. I know medics in Sydney that make more fresh out of school. But the experience is something no state or mineral mine in Australia can provide you. We do approximately 4000 911 calls a day in NYC. 4000 calls handled by approximately 3000 strong EMS force. You can see gun shot, space case , an OB out and about three STEMI cases in one day. Good Luck.