FDNY
Total Ratings
United States
Description
Tired of fumbling with your FDNY Chart to figure out when you’ll be working two months from now? Sick of coloring the boxes and adding reminders about your mutuals?
FDNY to the rescue!
Custom-designed with the help of New York City firefighters, FDNY is smart about your chart. It knows about the 25 groups and their schedules, pairing of mutual partners, vacations, RSOT, and so on. The calendar screen always shows your day and night tours and your partner’s tours (using colors of your own choosing) for the next six years from “today.” It takes only a few taps to enter a mutual with your partner. A few more taps and you’ve got a banked mutual recorded with somebody else. Separate balances are maintained for each person. And, there’s no need for a new chart every year.
FDNY also contains a list of NYC firehouses and callboxes, complete with locations (one touch to see maps) and firehouse phone numbers (one touch to make calls).
Features:
• Displays your schedule for the next six years, including vacations, holidays, and paydays.
• Double-tap any day to see the day and night group numbers, just like the printed chart.
• You can enter colleagues for other groups.
• Records banked mutuals. Tracks tours earned or owed on a person-by-person basis.
• Formats emails for sending out mutual offers.
• Contains a Logbook for keeping track of tours or hours of your choosing.
• Shows your vacation periods.
• Logs “events” with date, time and location — you can edit the title, text, and location details when you have time.
• Displays your tours and those of your mutual partner simultaneously.
• Adjustable colors for day/night tours, vacations, RSOT holidays, etc.
• Track all overtime, P/P, A2R, and CFR-D by pay period.
• Mark special days such as training or medical appointments.
• Quickly locate any NYC firehouse on a map. Sort the list by engine or ladder.
• Countdown to retirement.
• Extensive Help pages for every feature and screen; indexed.
If you need help, or have questions or comments, the best way to contact me is by using the in-app email button on the Help screen (2nd best: fdny@buddy.com).. Please don't put questions or suggestions in a review; there's no way for me to reply directly to you. -- Jeff
I reply to all emails immediately (or within a few hours if I'm sleeping or traveling, which isn't often). If you didn't hear from me promptly, it means there was failure in the "Tubes." Please try again to contact me.
FDNY is for members of the New York City FD (including Fire Marshals, EMS, ABCD, and Light Duty). If you’re not a member of that department, then you do not want this app. Instead, check out Scheduler, which can handle repeatable shift schedules and on which FDNY is based.
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Version History
Last version released 537 days ago.
What's new:
1. Bug fix: After updating, some people saw an incorrect dialog saying that your new version was old. Sorry about the confusion.
2. Known issue: Wi-Fi and Bluetooth sharing does not always work.
3. Bug fix: FDNY Banked Mutual texts overlapped.
What's new in v6.1.1:
1. Better automatic event dots contrasting color logic.
2. Help: added Trade/Mutual IN/OUT terminology.
3. FDNY bug fix: partner crescents not showing for 6x tours.
What's new in v6.1.0:
1. CAL: press and hold "Today" to print nine CAL screens on single page (2-3 months).
2. FDNY app: Paycheck tab, go to Today on first use.
3. FDNY app: added battalion phone numbers.
4. Help: a Settings summary and numerous other things.
5. Logbook item Edit screen: Added a "Delete" button and info about swipe-delete.
6. Scheduler app: Added UK Rota features for London Tube drivers.
1. Miscellaneous improvements.
2. Bug fix when emailing medical information.
1. Help: added more details.
2. Trade OUT darker circle.
3. Other minor updates.
For v6.0.15:
1. Remove the horizontal line above markers.
2. Restore some missing icons (HELP and backup.restore)
Prior notes, for release v6.0.14:
3. Markers can be grouped and sorted (Markers, Edit, Actions).
4. Settings, Markers: Added "Large Markers" switch for larger text.
5. Settings, Colors: Added week separator color.
6. Settings: Bad time zone test and dialog -- details in Help.
7. USA Holidays: "Columbus Day" becomes "Indigenous Peoples' Day."
8. Added more text to Help.
1. Markers can be grouped and sorted (Markers, Edit, Actions).
2. Settings, Markers: Added "Large Markers" switch for larger text.
3. Settings, Colors: Added week separator color.
4. Settings: Bad time zone test and dialog -- details in Help.
5. USA Holidays: "Columbus Day" becomes "Indigenous Peoples' Day."
6. Added more text to Help.
Bug fix: Paycheck tab, old MSOT rolloff is based on the past 26 fortnights (not 27)
1. bug fix: show positive LogBookItems on CAL (Rick)
2. bug fix: CAL, Edit, suppress vacation duration when entering Markers (Jason)
1. Turns off the old v5 date badge (if it was on).
2. Help: added info about Google Calendar and Repeating Events.
1. CAL long-press dialog, clarified that "Overtime" button might be "Comp Time."
2. Logbook and Help, clarified that "Overtime" also means "Comp Time."
3. Use a contrasting color for the date even if there are logbook entries.
4. Removed date badge (feed-through from v5).
5. added debugging code for time zone bug,
Version 6.0.9:
1. Auto earning: addition occurs at the START of each period.
2. CAL long-press: show the partner cycle code.
3. CAL Data column, put running balance between dots (•nnn•).
4. Logbook: show current balances.
5. added code to help debug bad dates after a timezone change.
TL;DR: Hopefully, this version will fix the numbers imported from version 5
(assuming you've not tried to correct them yourself).
1. Select your vacation and logbook "Display Units" (Logbook, Edit, Circle-I) -- see Help.
2. You might need to re-enter:
(1) your auto accrual details (e.g., Vacation and Sick Time auto earnings),
(2) old v5 logbook entries you've tried to fix yourself, and
(3) v6 logbook entries you made in May and June.
3. If you still have issues, contact me via Use Help, Email... (Include details).
4. Thank you for your patience.
Detailed 6.0.8 release notes:
1. Negates all positive imported Vacations and MX_Vacations
2. Corrects improper imported Vacation and Logbook data values.
3. Scales Logbook values according to the Display Units setting.
4. New Overtime entries: assume positive (OT earned).
5. New Vacation and other Logbook entries: assume negative (time used).
6. Scales accrual values according to the display units (e.g., Hours, Days).
7. If two trades on the same day, information area shows both (touch day).
8. Logbook: make cursor visible in notes.
9. Numerous other fixes.
Version 6.0.7 (this release):
1. Bug fix: fractional values and accruals should work.
2. CAL data column header uses the Logbook color (or Vacation/Overtime default color).
3. Added emoji keyboard to text markers (if okay via device keyboard settings)
4. (FDNY) Restored the FDNY 25-cycle day numbers (this was removed in 6.0.2).
5. (FDNY) Squad 1 telco corrected to: 718-965-8269.
Still working on Data column math and changing the units.
Significant earlier updates:
Version 6.0.6 (prior release, 6/8/22):
. (FDNY) Payday was changed to "$" after the date.
Version 6.0.5 (prior release, 6/5/22):
. Bug fix: changing time zones caused incorrect calendar dates.
. Bug fix: error when trying to change logbook order.
. Calendar will automatically update "Today" after midnight.
Version 6.0.4 (prior release, 5/27/22):
. Event dot size can be adjusted (Settings).
Version 6.0.3 (prior release, 5/22/22):
. Better day text and emojis positioning (should be no cutoffs).
. Larger information text when tapping a day.
. The "Today" button toggles between "today" and "this month."
. iCal Events: added duplicate event feature.
. (bug fix) new OT via CAL Dialog gets default OT color.
Version 6.0.2 (prior release, 5/20/22):
. Repeating Events: removed the Box style (conflicted w/holidays), restored "Off" (no decoration) style.
. (bug fix) Removed the yellow new-user prompts from the calendar.
. (FDNY) bug fix: firehouse and callbox maps show one-way streets.
. (FDNY) different colors (two colors) for FDNY OT (9x/6x).
Version 6.0.1 (prior release, 5/17/22):
. Calendar: larger month, day-of-mouth, and event dots.
. Calendar: switch setting to show notes for Logbook, Vacation, Trades, Overtime.
Version 6.0.6 (this release):
1. (Bug fix) unhook matching Trades imported from v5 that don't have a match. This avoids the "corrupted database" error some people have seen when updating, but it's too late to help prior updates -- sorry.
2. Miscellaneous bug fixes.
3. (FDNY) Added to Help, NYC Open Data for Firehouses and alarm boxes.
Version 6.0.5 (this release):
1. Bug fix: changing time zones caused incorrect calendar dates.
2. Bug fix: error when trying to change logbook order.
3. Settings: if no iCal calendars are enabled, show a warning dialog.
4. Calendar will automatically update "Today" after midnight.
Version 6.0.4 (prior release, 5/27/22):
. Automatic height control of information text (no need to swipe, also restores FDNY group numbers).
. Event dot size can be adjusted (Settings).
Version 6.0.3 (prior release, 5/22/22):
. Better day text and emojis positioning (should be no cutoffs).
. Larger information text when tapping a day.
. The "Today" button toggles between "today" and "this month."
. Text markers get priority.
. iCal Events: added duplicate event feature.
. (bug fix) new OT via CAL Dialog gets default OT color.
Version 6.0.2 (prior release, 5/20/22):
. Repeating Events: removed the Box style (conflicted w/holidays), restored "Off" (no decoration) style.
. (bug fix) Removed the yellow new-user prompts from the calendar.
. (FDNY) bug fix: firehouse and callbox maps show one-way streets.
. (FDNY) different colors (two colors) for FDNY OT (9x/6x).
Version 6.0.1 (prior release, 5/17/22):
. Calendar: month larger/bold.
. Calendar: day-of-mouth larger/bold.
. Calendar: larger event dots.
. Calendar: (bug) orange prompt only if DEMO on.
. Calendar: show notes for Logbook, Vacation, Trades, Overtime (based on new switch in Settings).
Still working on:
. Accrual math and fractions.
. Numerous other things.
Version 6.0.4 (this release)
Fixed more low-hanging fruit...
1. Automatic height control of information text (no need to swipe, also restores FDNY group numbers).
2. Event dot size can be adjusted (Settings)
Version 6.0.3 (prior release)
. Better day text and emojis positioning (should be no cutoffs).
. Larger information text when tapping a day.
. The "Today" button toggles between "today" and "this month."
. Text markers get priority.
. iCal Events: added duplicate event feature
. (bug fix) new OT via CAL Dialog gets default OT color.
Version 6.0.2 (prior releases)
. Repeating Events: removed the Box style (conflicted w/holidays), restored "Off" (no decoration) style.
. (bug fix) Removed the yellow new-user prompts from the calendar.
. (FDNY) bug fix: firehouse and callbox maps show one-way streets.
. (FDNY) different colors (two colors) for FDNY OT (9x/6x).
Version 6.0.1 (prior release)
. Calendar: month larger/bold.
. Calendar: day-of-mouth larger/bold.
. Calendar: larger event dots.
. Calendar: (bug) orange prompt only if DEMO on.
. Calendar: show notes for Logbook, Vacation, Trades, Overtime (based on new switch in Settings).
Still working on:
. Accrual math and fractions.
. Sometimes dates are off by one (why?)
. Numerous other things.
Version 6.0.3 (this release)
1. Better day text and emojis positioning (should be no cutoffs).
2. Larger information text when tapping a day.
3. The "Today" button toggles between "today" and "this month."
4. Text markers get priority.
5. iCal Events: added duplicate event feature
6. (bug fix) new OT via CAL Dialog gets default OT color.
Version 6.0.2 (prior releases)
. Repeating Events: removed the Box style (conflicted w/holidays), restored "Off" (no decoration) style.
. (bug fix) Removed the yellow new-user prompts from the calendar.
. (FDNY) bug fix: firehouse and callbox maps show one-way streets.
. (FDNY) different colors (two colors) for FDNY OT (9x/6x).
Version 6.0.1 (prior release)
. Calendar: month larger/bold.
. Calendar: day-of-mouth larger/bold.
. Calendar: larger event dots.
. Calendar: (bug) orange prompt only if DEMO on.
. Calendar: show notes for Logbook, Vacation, Trades, Overtime (based on new switch in Settings).
Still working on:
. Accrual math and fractions.
. Numerous other things.
Version 6.0.2 (this release)
1. Repeating Events: removed the Box style (conflicted w/holidays), restored "Off" (no decoration) style.
2. (bug fix) Removed the yellow new-user prompts from the calendar.
3. (FDNY) bug fix: firehouse and callbox maps show one-way streets.
4. (FDNY) different colors (two colors) for FDNY OT (9x/6x).
Version 6.0.1 (prior release)
. Calendar: month larger/bold.
. Calendar: day-of-mouth larger/bold.
. Calendar: larger event dots.
. Calendar: (bug) orange prompt only if DEMO on.
. Calendar: show notes for Logbook, Vacation, Trades, Overtime (based on new switch in Settings).
Still working on:
. Accrual math (fractions).
. Markers vs. Trade name priority.
. Emoji in notes.
. Cutoff text on some days.
. Numerous other things.
Version 6.0.1
1. Calendar: month larger/bold.
2. Calendar: day-of-mouth larger/bold.
3. Calendar: larger event dots.
4. Calendar: (bug) orange prompt only if DEMO on.
5. Calendar: show notes for Logbook, Vacation, Trades, Overtime (based on new switch in Settings).
6. Still working on (busy, busy, busy):
Markers vs. Trade name priority.
FDNY: two colors for OT.
FDNY: map server (Apple vs. Google).
Emoji in notes.
Numerous other things.
Version 6 is a complete rewrite of FDNY. Everything is new. It has the same features v5, except meals are no longer tracked (use the Logbook instead). Classic Events will be added to the Logbook. Creating and managing cycles is easier -- it can handle your light duty patterns or ABCD. Use the in-app Help tab to learn about Scheduler's features and operation (Help has an index). Please do an in-app Backup before updating.
v5.1.4:
1. Oops! I accidentally sent Backup/Restore and other tabs on walkabout! Back now.
v5.1.3:
2. Bug fix: CAL long-press for new-event: the dot appears immediately.
3. Removed Contacts features (use Apple's Contacts app, it's better).
4. bug fix: Firehouse and callbox maps crash if your current location is nearby.
1. Be safe: do an in-app Backup before updating.
2. Bug fix: CAL long-press for new-event: the dot appears immediately.
3. Removed Contacts features (use Apple's Contacts app, it's better).
4. FDNY Bug fix: Firehouse and callbox maps crash if your current location is nearby.
1. Be safe: do an in-app Backup before updating.
2. Another iOS 13-related update: this time for Dark Mode.
Update for iOS 13 glitches:
Be safe: do an in-app Backup before updating.
(1) Fixed possible crash when launching.
(2) Fixed issue with viewing iCal Events.
(3) Fixed occasional crash when showing firehouse map.
(4) Added some callboxes (Queens, Bronx, SI).
(5) All callboxes in a borough can be mapped together -- lots of pins!
After installing, you might need to check your iPhone Privacy settings to enable Location Services, Calendar, Contacts and Photos.
Be safe: do an in-app Backup before updating.
--> Bug fix: FDNY Memorial Day computation. It's Oct 12 this year!
Be safe: do an in-app Backup before updating.
1. Bug fix: CFR-D and Chauffeur rates can now be changed.
2. Bug fix: Classic Events times now stick on iOS 9 when in 24-hour format
3. Bug fix: partner RSOT appears on non-working days.
4. Bug fix: FDNY Memorial Day date fixed (it's the Wednesday of the week containing October 9th).
5. Mutual notes can be longer (100 characters).
6. Misc other fixes.
Bug fix for iOS 8: show "Mutual Total" on the Mutuals tab.
What's new:
(1) bug fix: long-tap for Mutuals causes a freeze.
(2) bug fix: huge logbook totals when using weekly or bi-weekly accrual.
(3) bug fix: iCal Events in 2015 showing as 2014.
(4) bug fix: meals display is a mess.
As usual, be safe: do an in-app Backup before updating.
iOS 8 updates; fixed long-tap-on-a-day bug.
Be safe: do an in-app Backup before updating!
v5.0.2: fixed firehouse/callbox borough bug.
v5.0.1: fixed incorrect holiday dates on the 5s.
Allow MSOT/RSOT to appear on vacation days.
v5.0: Updated for iOS 7 (better late than never!)
Changed "MMOT" to "MSOT"
No more circles for OT -- uses block colors.
Miscellaneous improvements
KNOWN BUG: After you select a firehouse or callbox borough, you have to kill the app to get data for a different borough.
v5.0.1: fixed incorrect holiday dates on the 5s.
Allow MSOT/RSOT to appear on vacation days.
v5.0: Updated for iOS 7 (better late than never!)
Changed "MMOT" to "MSOT"
No more circles for OT -- uses block colors.
Miscellaneous improvements
Updated for iOS 7 (better late than never!)
Changed "MMOT" to "MSOT"
No more circles for OT -- uses block colors.
Miscellaneous improvements
(Note: on the 5s, some holidays will be incorrect -- v5.0.1 will fix that.)
Shows iOS 6/7 permission dialog for Contacts.
Minor UI adjustments.
Minor iOS 7 fix: badge icon (date) update reliability.
1. Fixes the overlapping text on the iCal Events list (iOS 7).
2. Logbook bug fix: sometimes, after adding a note to an entry, the date and time spinners would go on walkabout.
Bug fixes for iOS 7 (date crashing)
Be sure to do an in-app Backup before upgrading.
v3.4.1: Minor bug fix to display mutuals on calendar.
New in v3.4: You can switch to a new group on a particular date without affecting prior working days on the calendar.
WARNING: This update does not display partner mutuals correctly. If you use partner mutuals, please wait for version v3.4.1 coming soon.
Be sure to do an in-app Backup before upgrading.
New: You can switch to a new group on a particular date without affecting prior working days on the calendar.
Bug fix: crash on Paycheck tab.
Retina icon.
Be safe: do an in-app Backup before updating!
v3.3.1:
• Bug fix (iOS 6): Calendar events can be seen ("iCal Events").
v3.3:
• Updated for iOS 6 compatibility.
• Updated for iPhone 5 (4-inch).
(For iOS v4.3 and later only.)
Do an in-app Backup before updating!
• Updated for iOS 6 compatibility.
• Updated for iPhone 5 (4-inch).
• Firehouse & call box routing uses Apple Maps.
• Added some Staten Island call boxes.
(For iOS v4.3 and later only.)
Prepare for iOS update.
Added a few callboxes.
Updated Rescue 3 location.
Bug fix: callbox "Map" button fixed.
Added the location in the iCal Events list view.
Fixed crash on iOS 3.
Fixed firehouse routing crash.
Fixed compatible groups logic.
Allow emoticon keyboard for text markers and other places.
Tweaks due to iOS 5.
REMEMBER: Always do an in-app backup before installing new versions.
Update for latest iOS.
Bug fix: holidays on/off stick.
A few firehouse updates.
Be safe: do an in-app Backup before updating.
1. Today's date appears on the app icon (option, iOS 4 only).
2. Consolidated the Overtime and Marks tabs into one ("Paycheck").
3. Added a "note" field to overtime entries.
4. iCal events can be quickly duplicated (iOS 4 only).
5. Increased number of vacation periods to four.
6. Double-tap a day to see cycle day numbers.
Changes in the prior update (v3.0):
1. Meal tracker.
2. Tracks chauffeur marks.
3. Calendar longtap for A/R and P/P.
4. Medical incidents/treatments tracking.
5. Color picker for the 20 colors.
6. iCal events appear in time order on the calendar.
7. iCal events created via a longtap can have the location set.
8. iCal event locations can be updated.
9. Events have larger dots.
Do you like FDNY? Please write a review in iTunes. Thanks! Have suggestions or problems? Contact me by email (Help tab) so I can respond.
Be safe: do an in-app Backup before updating.
Major New Features in v3.0:
1. Meal tracker. (See bug alert, below.)
2. Tracks chauffeur marks. (See bug alert, below.)
3. Calendar longtap for A/R and P/P.
4. Medical incidents/treatments tracking. (See bug alert, below.)
5. Color picker for the 20 colors.
Other updates:
6. iCal events appear in time order on the calendar.
7. iCal events created via a longtap can have the location set.
8. iCal event locations can be updated.
9. Events have larger dots.
Do you like FDNY? Please write a review in iTunes. Thanks! Have suggestions or problems? Contact me by email (Help tab) so I can respond.
Coming soon: week numbers.
Bug alert: Do not put the Meals, Medical Incidents, or CFR-D/Chauffeur tabs on the main tab bar. Leave them on More... until v3.1
Be safe: do an in-app Backup before updating.
v2.0:
1. iCal Events with alarms (iOS 4 only).
2. New "Overtime" and "CFR-D" tabs tracking your OT/CFR-D.
3. Easy tab bar reordering.
4. Long tap on a day can recognize two trades.
v2.1:
3. The calendar "long-tap on a day" feature handles both kinds of events and allows mutuals and logbook editing.
6. Bug fix: occasional mismatched day/date headers.
Be safe: do an in-app Backup before updating.
1. iCal Events with alarms (iOS 4 only).
2. New "Overtime" and "CFR-D" tabs for entering and totalizing your OT/CFR-D.
3. Easy tab bar reordering.
4. Long tap on a day can recognize two trades.