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The “Unmasking Our Heroes” exhibit and video share the stress and community support FDNY EMS personnel experienced in the early months of the COVID-19 pandemic
Readers share their photos of the World Trade Center steel in their communities
New York City and other communities need to show their respect for paramedics, EMTs through pay equity
The NYPD said the Florida man took out pamphlets espousing conspiracy theories, then doused himself in an accelerant
Man doused himself with a liquid inside a barricaded area across from the Manhattan Criminal Court
EMT Hilda Vannata worked at Ground Zero and died in 2023 from 9/11-related pancreatic cancer
Bills highlight the violent line-of-duty death of FDNY EMS Capt. Alison Russo-Elling
C.B. Garris shares the profound satisfaction derived from a demanding yet gratifying profession dedicated to saving lives
The movie, described as a thriller/drama, features Sean Penn as an FDNY paramedic assigned to the night shift who is paired with a young paramedic
A bomb in a van in the underground parking garage exploded killing six people, injuring over 1,000
The two got into an argument over how to handle an unconscious patient
Police arrested the lieutenant and charged him with strangulation during a call in Brooklyn
The FDNY will be using additional data from the university to look at increasing traffic and call volume
The policy states that anyone who provides treatment before the patient arrives at the hospital must wear a surgical mask
A section of a boom truck collapsed while workers in Manhattan were moving rebar
A train carrying approximately 300 people struck a stopped train at a Manhattan station
One patient was pinned underneath a food truck, and a police officer was injured in the Manhattan incident
EMT Frederick D. Whiteside, 43, was a veteran of 22 years at the FDNY
Two paramedics and two EMTs were allegedly drunk during a retirement party at their Bronx station
Firefighters breached a wall but held off on using torches to cut the steel plating
An FDNY ambulance was struck by an SUV while en route to a hospital
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The FDNY and the NYPD are reviewing drones that can drop flotation devices, electromagnetic shark deterrents
22 years after the terror attacks, the number of the dead related to their exposure while working in the rescue and recovery efforts equals the number killed in the collapses
Mayor Eric Adams has announced a 5% budget reduction and directed uniformed agencies to reduce overtime costs
Communities across the country pay tribute with moments of silence, tolling bells, candlelight vigils and other activities
The museum is honoring the anniversary of Sept. 11 with a new exhibit, “Recovery and Reflection, Celebrating the 9/11 Tribute”
The addition of 43 fire and EMS members who died of illnesses related to Sept. 11 attacks nears the number killed in the collapses
Peter Zisopoulos repeatedly stabbed Lt. Alison Russo-Elling as she walked from her station to a deli
Carla Murphy’s attorney said her safety concerns with the CAD system led to a dispute with Deputy Commissioner Augier and Commissioner Kavanagh
One person died from their injuries after they fell from the sixth-floor of the burning Brooklyn apartment building
EMS union president Oren Barzilay said the open mic incidents are unprofessional but may also be indicative of workplace stress
Luis Carrillo Jr. faces up to four years in prison after being caught taking an investigator’s wallet while inside an ambulance
Approximately 100 riders were on the train when it derailed near the Jamaica, Queens station
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