One-third of NYC's EMTs and paramedics 'projected to quit' this year

The president of EMS Local 2507 said that over one third of the city's emergency medical technicians and paramedics could ...
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‘We have to right the ship’: FDNY commissioner doubles down on EMS pay parity

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

FDNY commissioner, a former EMT, marks 30th anniversary of department’s merger with EMS

The FDNY’s new commissioner, who rose through the ranks as an EMT, will this week mark the 30th anniversary of the department ...

FDNY marks 30 years since EMS merger: PHOTOS

The merge of two storied institutions in New York City was commemorated on Monday, March 16, 2026, at EMS Academy at Fort Totten to mark its 30th anniversary. FDNY and New York City EMS came ...
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More Than Third of FDNY EMS Crews Plan to Quit Due to Pay Disparity

Some FDNY EMS personnel are so destitute they are living in homeless shelters, according to Oren Barzilay, the president of EMS Local 2507, ...
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‘Treat us equally’: FDNY EMS union makes final push for wage equity as Adams prepares to leave office

Just weeks before Mayor Eric Adams is set to leave City Hall at the end of December, FDNY EMS Local 2507 — which represents more than 4,000 emergency medical technicians, paramedics and fire ...
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Man accused of killing FDNY EMT by running her over has 31 prior arrests

BRONX, NY -- The man charged after an ambulance stolen in the Bronx Thursday was used to run over and kill an EMT has a lengthy arrest record. Jose Gonzalez, 25, of the Bronx, has been charged with ...