FDNY
Lillian Bonsignore draws on her 30-plus-year EMS career to spotlight the financial realities facing first responders
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.
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
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
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