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Mayor Eric Adams on Wednesday signed legislation mandating that the FDNY provide body armor to emergency medical services (EMS) workers and train them in self-defense and de-escalation...
NEW YORK – New York City Mayor Eric Adams today signed two pieces of legislation, one requiring the city to provide body armor and a second that provides de-escalation and self-defense training to all Fire Department of the City of New York (FDNY) Emergency Medical Technicians (EMTs) and paramedics.
There has been an increase in the number of life-threatening medical emergency calls citywide over the last two years, according to FDNY Local 2507 -- a time that saw no increase in the EMS...
NEW YORK — EMTs working for the FDNY must receive body armor and regular self-defense training courses thanks to a pair of bills passed by the City Council on Thursday.
FDNY/EMS crews remove a injured man from the Herald Square Station. The MTA has made a major change to a program that aims to help emergency medical technicians quickly respond to sick...
NEW YORK — A new position for FDNY emergency medical technicians looking for a bump in rank and pay is sparking a disagreement between the two unions that fight for the rights of EMS employees.
City Councilmember Joann Ariola, who represents parts of Queens, and Oren Barzilay, president of EMS Local 2507 Uniformed EMTs, Paramedics, and Fire Inspectors of FDNY, joined WNYC’s Tiffany ...