FDNY
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
This year’s poster features an EMT and paramedic who are recipients of medals honoring their heroic, quick-thinking, life-saving actions
All proceeds from calendar sales go to the FDNY Foundation, a nonprofit that promotes fire safety education in the city
The department is testing the program in an effort to improve response times to critical calls
They each proposed to their girlfriends following their graduation from the FDNY EMS Academy
An off-duty FDNY EMT stopped to help and lend assistance when a police lieutenant ran into a car and launched the woman 30 feet off the side of the road
The fallout from the bankruptcy of a major NYC 911 EMS response agency will be felt most heavily by EMS providers on the street
Computers on the ambulances are not compatible with GPS systems; officials said emergency vehicles are being updated
The department will send out SUVs ahead of ambulances to areas experiencing high call volumes
The department will install 30 ambulance-charging stations throughout the city to reduce engine idle times
Fire departments can use the program’s money for terrorism response training
The collapsed red metal lattice landed across an intersection and stretched much of a block after the accident
The ambulances were allegedly not properly equipped for driving in the snow
C.B. Garris takes readers inside New York City EMS and what it meant to become a “Member of the Service” in this excerpt from “PARAMEDIC: M.O.S.”
Retired firefighter Ray Pfeifer fought for the extension of the Zadroga Act
The class of 29 EMTs joins a department that is responding to more medical emergencies than ever before
Police arrested the man before he could hurt anyone and said he was emotionally disturbed
The report documents the increased volume of medical calls and the continued allocation of the department’s resources to fighting fires
Only one of the four panelists from December 2010 Daily Show is healthy enough to reappear on the show
EMS radio communications work about 70 percent of the time, an FDNY spokesperson said
NYPD posted photos on Twitter of FDNY personnel and a police officer resuscitating a cat
FDNY EMT Luis de Pena Jr. died in November of 2013 due to an illness related to his work on Ground Zero
Medics and firefighters discuss challenges and successes they have found as members of the FDNY
The metal band’s music is described as haunting, gothic and fun to listen to
Rema Rodriguez, 32, had not been seen since leaving FDNY Station 7 on Tuesday
Rema Rodriguez, 32, was last seen driving away from FDNY EMS Station 7 on Tuesday
The driver, four passengers and a person in the building were injured
Paramedics call for a high-angle rescue when the woman could not be moved through her front door
The sister and brother, both FDNY personnel, were charged with assault, resisting arrest and obstruction
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