FDNY
From five-alarm fires to pay parity battles, Bonsignore brings calm credibility to one of the toughest jobs in public safety
Commissioner Lillian Bonsignore on recognizing EMS as an essential service with the funding and career pathways to match
Lillian Bonsignore draws on her 30-plus-year EMS career to spotlight the financial realities facing first responders
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
“Mayor de Blasio, you need to do more to protect the men and women who protect and serve this city,” said EMS Union Local 2507 president Oren Barzilay
How three providers found direction through mentoring, overcame physical and mental health challenges to thrive in EMS
EMT Liam Glinane suffered a stroke while driving an ambulance, and Lt. Raymond Wang suffered an aortic aneurysm after responding to the scene
Karim Murdoch is accused of causing damage to six vehicles at Station 15 hours before the arrest
Law enforcement and emergency services are on alert across the country due to talk of possible attacks at advanced screenings of ‘Joker’
FDNY officials congratulated Probationary EMT Frederick Benjamin, who proposed to his girlfriend following the graduation ceremony
NYPD officials flagged an anonymous threat against FDNY EMTs in the Rockaways area, prompting officers to escort emergency crews responding to calls
FDNY EMS personnel crowded City Hall demanding equal pay to other uniformed public safety services
