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
Tara Reyes suffered a concussion and multiple cuts and contusions to her head and face
Ricardo Jimenez, 24, said he immediately parked his car and took off his pants when they began to smoke
Firefighters immediately performed CPR on the toddlers and rushed them to an ambulance
Jomar Pichardo invented ways to refurbish ambulance batteries and car parts that would normally be tossed away and replaced
The vehicle, operated by an FDNY EMS lieutenant and paramedic, was stolen for about half hour.
The boy was transported to the hospital; he’s in serious but stable condition
Lt. Leon Michel was celebrating with colleagues at the bar after passing a department exam
The unit is equipped with stroke-specific medications and a portable CT scanner
The first responders were on their way to another call when they heard cries for help
The fire department tweeted that none of the injuries appear to be life-threatening
The 81-year-old man later died of his injuries at the hospital
178 graduated EMTs and paramedics spent the last year learning FDNY operations and procedures
The EMT was at a stoplight when a shooter opened fire with a BB gun
Medics treated the man’s significant left leg injury and bleeding from a homemade firework with a tourniquet
The proposal was captured on video as the couple embraced and kissed as onlookers cheered
FDNY EMS Lt. JoAnn Restko fell from a ledge near Roaring Brook Falls while taking a picture
The new tradition will recognize the contributions of the department’s firefighters, EMTs, and paramedics
The first EMT-P Carlos Lillo-Lt. Ricardo Quinn Medal, which honors two paramedics who died on 9/11, given for bravery and dedication above and beyond the call of duty
The new equipment includes “fly cars,” ambulance charging stations and rescue boats
Here are some moving stories of EMS responders doing what they do best
The building will be illuminated in yellow, white and blue with a red and white halo at sunset on May 15
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
