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A decade of city data reveals a troubling disparity: while firefighter injuries and collisions decline, EMS professionals face persistently high risks
From community risk reduction to treatment in place, other cities are reaping the benefits of advanced EMS systems. A proposed independent NYC EMS department could be the turning point.
Three of the FDNY’s leading responders on Sept. 11, 2001, reflect on how 9/11 impacted EMS and beyond
FDNY Commissioner Daniel Nigro said he has “no reason to believe” the numbers won’t continue to increase
Union leaders said the COVID-19 crisis has driven 911 calls up by 40% while staff is decreasing as department members test positive
FDNY Commissioner Daniel Nigro said earlier this week that 46 FDNY members had tested positive
FDNY Paramedic Christell Cadet, who has publicly shared her experience with the disease, has been hospitalized since falling ill last week
FDNY Commissioner Daniel Nigro said two of the members who tested positive are hospitalized and the rest are recovering at home
Mayor Bill de Blasio announced Saturday that a Brooklyn firefighter tested positive; shifts for firefighters and EMS have been modified in response to the outbreak
Several of the diagnosed provider’s coworkers are now under mandatory quarantine
The move angered EMS union leaders who say EMTs and paramedics in the city continue to be deprioritized
Be proactive about meeting the needs of internal and external customers to improve the care provided by EMS
FDNY Commissioner Daniel Nigro said negotiations between EMS unions and city officials are underway
The EMT has been placed on restricted duty after allegations he padded his overtime sheets to earn pay for unworked hours
The FDNY cleared out 15 apartments due to the carbon monoxide leak that sickened 11 people
One union leader said 75% of the city’s EMS workforce has less than five years of experience due to high turnover
The Sanchez brothers, 26, will be working at different stations in separate areas of Manhattan
The uncle of FDNY EMT Yadira Arroyo, who was killed in 2017, questioned city council over the disparities in pay for EMS versus fire personnel
The change from 12 stations to four will focus on stations most benefited by the program
Authorities say the paramedic was left with a gash on the back of her head after her partner struck her with an electronic tablet
FDNY Lt. Michael Toomey’s father, Firefighter John “Jack” Toomey, died in 1987 shortly before becoming a lieutenant
Fire fatalities in New York City fell by 25% last year, but 2019 also saw the second-highest amount of medical emergencies in FDNY history
Issues plaguing EMS, from low wages to mental health and safety concerns, the plight of rural emergency medicine and the FDNY’s first female Chief of EMS brought EMS into the national spotlight
New York Fire Department EMS Chief Lillian Bonsignore credits the support and encouragement she received from the women in her life for her success in emergency medicine
FDNY EMT Nicholas Cody suffered nerve damage after being bitten on the shoulder and slammed into an ambulance door
EMT Liam Glinane, 63, was released from the hospital after six weeks, just in time for Thanksgiving
Police say the 38-year-old Bronx woman averaged 100 false alarms per day that emergency personnel were forced to respond to
The FDNY notified EMS providers of the threat in a bulletin Tuesday following a string of threats and attacks on NYC EMTs and paramedics over the last few weeks
The PSA, which was created nearly a month after an EMT was viciously attacked, talks about the consequences of assaulting EMS personnel
Lt. Raymond Wang suffered an aortic aneurysm after responding to the scene of a fellow EMT who suffered a stroke while driving an ambulance
More than 2,500 EMTs and paramedics signed onto the lawsuit, which claimed the city never paid them for the half-hour of prep work per shift
The threats led to brief evacuations of five EMS stations in Manhattan; police responded to similar threats at two EMS stations in the Bronx
Training and experience are instrumental to keeping EMTs, paramedics safe from violent attacks
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