Claim Your NYC Residency Points

If you’re a Firefighter Exam #7001 test taker, don’t forget that you can get five points added to your test score if you qualify for the New York City Residency Credit. To date, 98 percent of all successful Firefighter Candidates were recipients of this credit. To claim your points, you can choose one of the following options:

Mail your request to:

Department of Citywide Administrative Services (DCAS)
List Management and Audits
1 Centre Street
21st Floor Room 2150
New York, NY 10007

E-Mail your request to CertificationUnit@dcas.nyc.gov.

Or

Fax your request to (212) 313-3436.

If you select one of these options, please include the following information with your request:
– Full Name
– Address
– Exam Title (Firefighter)
– Exam Number (#7001)
– Last four digits of your Social Security Number
– In addition, please include the following statement: “I wish to add New York City Residency Credit to my exam score for Firefighter Exam #7001.”

You can also visit DCAS to submit your request in-person at the following locations:

BROOKLYN

210 Joralemon Street, 4th Floor, Brooklyn, NY 11201

MANHATTAN

2 Lafayette Street, 17th Floor, New York, NY 10007
1 Centre Street, 21st Floor, Room 2150, New York, NY 10007
1 Centre Street, 14th Floor, Room 1448, New York, NY 10007

QUEENS

118-35 Queens Blvd., 5th Floor, Forest Hills, NY 11375

STATEN ISLAND

135 Canal Street, 3rd Floor, Staten Island, NY 10304

If you have questions about this process, please call us at (718) 999-FDNY (3369) and our phone agents will assist you.