FDNY
For a New York City paramedic who had seen it all, the attacks on 9/11 changed everything
FDNY Lt. Michael Toomey鈥檚 father, Firefighter John 鈥淛ack鈥� Toomey, died in 1987 shortly before becoming a lieutenant
Fire fatalities in New York City fell by 25% last year, but 2019 also saw the second-highest amount of medical emergencies in FDNY history
Issues plaguing EMS, from low wages to mental health and safety concerns, the plight of rural emergency medicine and the FDNY鈥檚 first female Chief of EMS brought EMS into the national spotlight
New York Fire Department EMS Chief Lillian Bonsignore credits the support and encouragement she received from the women in her life for her success in emergency medicine
FDNY EMT Nicholas Cody suffered nerve damage after being bitten on the shoulder and slammed into an ambulance door
EMT Liam Glinane, 63, was released from the hospital after six weeks, just in time for Thanksgiving
Police say the 38-year-old Bronx woman averaged 100 false alarms per day that emergency personnel were forced to respond to
The FDNY notified EMS providers of the threat in a bulletin Tuesday following a string of threats and attacks on NYC EMTs and paramedics over the last few weeks
The PSA, which was created nearly a month after an EMT was viciously attacked, talks about the consequences of assaulting EMS personnel
Lt. Raymond Wang suffered an aortic aneurysm after responding to the scene of a fellow EMT who suffered a stroke while driving an ambulance
More than 2,500 EMTs and paramedics signed onto the lawsuit, which claimed the city never paid them for the half-hour of prep work per shift
The threats led to brief evacuations of five EMS stations in Manhattan; police responded to similar threats at two EMS stations in the Bronx
Training and experience are instrumental to keeping EMTs, paramedics safe from violent attacks
鈥淢ayor de Blasio, you need to do more to protect the men and women who protect and serve this city,鈥� said EMS Union Local 2507 president Oren Barzilay
How three providers found direction through mentoring, overcame physical and mental health challenges to thrive in EMS
EMT Liam Glinane suffered a stroke while driving an ambulance, and Lt. Raymond Wang suffered an aortic aneurysm after responding to the scene
Karim Murdoch is accused of causing damage to six vehicles at Station 15 hours before the arrest
Law enforcement and emergency services are on alert across the country due to talk of possible attacks at advanced screenings of 鈥楯oker鈥�
FDNY officials congratulated Probationary EMT Frederick Benjamin, who proposed to his girlfriend following the graduation ceremony
NYPD officials flagged an anonymous threat against FDNY EMTs in the Rockaways area, prompting officers to escort emergency crews responding to calls
FDNY EMS personnel crowded City Hall demanding equal pay to other uniformed public safety services
A firefighter was taken to an area hospital with a minor injury after responding to the sodium tert-butoxide spill
Reality star Angelina Pivarnick, turned EMT for the state of New York, filed a lawsuit against the city and her former EMS supervisor for alleged sexual harassment
The two men got into an argument with the head nurse at a hospital and ran back to the ambulance demanding the FDNY EMTs to give them a ride to another hospital
More than 200 FDNY members have died of 9/11-related illnesses since the 2001 terror attacks and cleanup efforts at Ground Zero
Incident Management Team (IMT) members will help responders there with logistics, planning and personnel coordination
FDNY officials reviewed the leaked reports on the message board and are confident that the information was not posted by a first responder
The FDNY ambulance was passing an appartment complex when its crew heard loud cracks and spotted two spiderweb holes in the passenger-side window
The two ambulances involved in the crash did not have a patient on board and all four medics were transported to the hospital for evaluation
An FDNY employee lost an unencrypted hard drive containing patient care reports made between 2011 and 2018
