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.
She was caught snoozing 12 times; after more than a dozen complains over five years the FDNY took action against her
His Dominican wife allegedly threatened to “go to police” he didn’t “go through with the green card”
They have been cleared to return to the 911 system after they were suspended without pay in the aftermath of Eric Garner’s death while in police custody
He was nearly deported in 2003 when he voluntarily registered with the federal government under a post-9/11 special registration security program
Here’s how the 3,300 EMS providers who make up FDNY EMS celebrate EMS Week
A video showed the responders and cops walking in circles as the man was lying on the sidewalk unresponsive
He was found unconscious in the building; firefighters and medics were unable to revive him
A 90-year-old woman had to wait at least 45 minutes; she fell unconscious while waiting
The EMT was arrested for possession with intent to sell heroin following a five-month investigation
For now, medics will travel to more distant hosptials
Officer Dennis Guerra, 38, was declared brain dead Wednesday; his partner, Rosa Rodriguez, is still in critical condition
The officers, one male and one female, were hurt responding to fire on 13th floor of high-rise
For a New York City paramedic who had seen it all, the attacks on 9/11 changed everything