One-third of NYC EMS workers plan to leave jobs due to lack of pay parity: unions

More than a third of the city’s emergency medical technicians and paramedics are expected to leave this year as they continue ...

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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NY's rural EMS system on 'brink of collapse.' Inside the fight to save it

There are over 1,150 rural EMS agencies across New York, a recent report on the state's rural ambulance system reveals.
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Here's how you can help some NYC first responders this holiday season: The EMS FDNY Help Fund

NEW YORK CITY (WABC) -- An organization is looking to make a difference by offering a helping hand to EMTs, paramedics, and other first responders in times of need. The EMS FDNY Help Fund was created ...
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How can New York get more people to volunteer for firefighting and EMS?

Since the early 2000s, there has been a significant decline in the number of volunteer firefighters and EMS personnel in New ...

End of Staten Island hospital’s overnight EMS unit part of broader NYC trends

The closure of an overnight ambulance unit offered a glimpse at a broader city trend of where EMS service is headed.
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FDNY commissioner marks 30 years since controversial EMS merger

Lillian Bonsignore, the first former EMT to lead the FDNY, reflects on the department’s uneasy 1996 merger with EMS ...