/fdny FDNY en-US Wed, 11 Sep 2024 19:29:48 GMT /9-11/ems-world-expo-quick-take-fdny-leaders-personal-accounts-from-ground-zero Three of the FDNY’s leading responders on Sept. 11, 2001, reflect on how 9/11 impacted EMS and beyond Wed, 11 Sep 2024 19:29:48 GMT /9-11/ems-world-expo-quick-take-fdny-leaders-personal-accounts-from-ground-zero /9-11/articles/the-story-of-the-steel-wtc-steel-now-found-around-the-world-helps-tell-the-story-of-911-KqNIMph5ATOITimb/ Retired FDNY Firefighter Lee Ielpi’s mission to collect and share WTC steel focuses on remembrance and education Wed, 04 Sep 2024 00:10:38 GMT /9-11/articles/the-story-of-the-steel-wtc-steel-now-found-around-the-world-helps-tell-the-story-of-911-KqNIMph5ATOITimb/ /books/book-excerpt-a-paramedics-memoir C.B. Garris shares the profound satisfaction derived from a demanding yet gratifying profession dedicated to saving lives Mon, 04 Mar 2024 14:03:54 GMT /books/book-excerpt-a-paramedics-memoir /ems-management/report-shows-nyc-uber-drivers-earn-more-than-emts A report from the ride-share company reveals that drivers working 32 hours a week make around $13,500 more annually than first-year EMTs Tue, 05 Nov 2024 16:59:47 GMT /ems-management/report-shows-nyc-uber-drivers-earn-more-than-emts /fatal-incidents/fdny-ems-vehicle-involved-in-fatal-collision-with-e-bike-rider-during-response An EMS officer was responding to a call for a choking baby in Brooklyn at the time of the collision Fri, 01 Nov 2024 12:59:45 GMT /fatal-incidents/fdny-ems-vehicle-involved-in-fatal-collision-with-e-bike-rider-during-response /ems-drones/fdny-nypd-demonstrate-drone-capabilities-for-storm-responses An exercise in Staten Island showed how drones search for survivors in the aftermath of a coastal storm Wed, 02 Oct 2024 15:44:59 GMT /ems-drones/fdny-nypd-demonstrate-drone-capabilities-for-storm-responses /response-times/dont-get-sick-or-injured-report-finds-nyc-response-times-hit-record-high EMS response times to life-threatening situations increased by 29%, from 9 minutes 40 seconds in 2014 to 12 minutes 26 seconds this year Fri, 20 Sep 2024 12:13:46 GMT /response-times/dont-get-sick-or-injured-report-finds-nyc-response-times-hit-record-high /9-11/ems-world-expo-quick-take-fdny-leaders-personal-accounts-from-ground-zero Three of the FDNY’s leading responders on Sept. 11, 2001, reflect on how 9/11 impacted EMS and beyond Wed, 11 Sep 2024 19:29:48 GMT /9-11/ems-world-expo-quick-take-fdny-leaders-personal-accounts-from-ground-zero /9-11/nfff-campaigns-to-have-a-9-11-stair-climb-in-every-state The National Fallen Firefighters Foundation has set a goal to expand the number of states participating to 50 by 2025 Wed, 11 Sep 2024 14:12:16 GMT /9-11/nfff-campaigns-to-have-a-9-11-stair-climb-in-every-state /9-11/fdny-union-advocates-fear-wtc-health-program-funding-will-run-out The FDNY Fire Officers Association warns the WTC Health Program may stop accepting members by 2028 Wed, 11 Sep 2024 09:43:28 GMT /9-11/fdny-union-advocates-fear-wtc-health-program-funding-will-run-out /9-11/i-will-never-forget-you-children-of-9-11-victims-carry-on-remembering-the-fallen Ceremonies remembering the fallen are led by the children and young adults born after the terror attacks Mon, 09 Sep 2024 11:42:33 GMT /9-11/i-will-never-forget-you-children-of-9-11-victims-carry-on-remembering-the-fallen /9-11/fdny-deaths-from-9-11-related-illnesses-pass-360 The FDNY added the names of 32 firefighters and EMS personnel to the World Trade Center Memorial Wall Thu, 05 Sep 2024 12:46:49 GMT /9-11/fdny-deaths-from-9-11-related-illnesses-pass-360 /9-11/the-focus-was-the-job-9-months-working-the-pile Chief Freddie LaFemina recalls the unimaginable scene at Ground Zero and the relentless work to find his brother firefighters Wed, 04 Sep 2024 00:27:55 GMT /9-11/the-focus-was-the-job-9-months-working-the-pile /9-11/articles/the-story-of-the-steel-wtc-steel-now-found-around-the-world-helps-tell-the-story-of-911-KqNIMph5ATOITimb/ Retired FDNY Firefighter Lee Ielpi’s mission to collect and share WTC steel focuses on remembrance and education Wed, 04 Sep 2024 00:10:38 GMT /9-11/articles/the-story-of-the-steel-wtc-steel-now-found-around-the-world-helps-tell-the-story-of-911-KqNIMph5ATOITimb/ /fdny/4-injured-3-critically-in-nyc-house-explosion A gas leak caused an explosion in an East Flatbush house in Brooklyn Fri, 30 Aug 2024 14:14:20 GMT /fdny/4-injured-3-critically-in-nyc-house-explosion /fdny/ems-union-president-says-new-fdny-commissioners-remarks-insult-members “Someone needs to inform the new FDNY Commissioner that he represents the largest EMS system in the entire nation,” EMS Local 2057 President Oren Barzilay said Tue, 13 Aug 2024 14:25:16 GMT /fdny/ems-union-president-says-new-fdny-commissioners-remarks-insult-members /vehicle-crashes/nyc-bus-driver-in-critical-condition-after-crashing-into-burger-king-restaurant Authorities believe the driver may have suffered a medical emergency before crashing into the Brooklyn fast food restaurant Fri, 26 Jul 2024 12:38:48 GMT /vehicle-crashes/nyc-bus-driver-in-critical-condition-after-crashing-into-burger-king-restaurant /hazmat/fdny-emts-civilian-injured-in-nyc-hazmat-incident A FDNY EMS spokesperson said the EMTs were transported to Staten Island University Hospital Wed, 24 Jul 2024 14:40:55 GMT /hazmat/fdny-emts-civilian-injured-in-nyc-hazmat-incident /fdny/birds-attack-drones-patrolling-for-sharks-off-nyc-beaches Flocks of birds have been swarming drones causing the FDNY and NYPD to adjust flight plans Fri, 12 Jul 2024 10:15:03 GMT /fdny/birds-attack-drones-patrolling-for-sharks-off-nyc-beaches /vehicle-crashes/woman-extricated-from-trump-fans-bus-crash-in-nyc Donna Eiden said she and her husband were sleeping inside the bus when it began to roll down the street crashing into signs, pole Tue, 04 Jun 2024 12:05:01 GMT /vehicle-crashes/woman-extricated-from-trump-fans-bus-crash-in-nyc /ems-heroes/cardiac-arrest-survivors-meet-fdny-emts-paramedics-in-reunion-ceremony Survivors had the time to thank their rescuers in the annual Second Chance Ceremony Fri, 24 May 2024 12:27:42 GMT /ems-heroes/cardiac-arrest-survivors-meet-fdny-emts-paramedics-in-reunion-ceremony /cardiac-care/nyc-marathon-runner-meets-fdny-emts-paramedics-who-saved-his-life Yi-Joo Kwon met his rescuers at the FDNY’s annual “Second Chance” celebration Thu, 23 May 2024 13:47:50 GMT /cardiac-care/nyc-marathon-runner-meets-fdny-emts-paramedics-who-saved-his-life /fdny/fdny-ems-saves-bronx-firefighter-after-house-fire EMS personnel administered CPR and hydroxocobalamin after the firefighter was pulled from the burning house Mon, 20 May 2024 12:55:32 GMT /fdny/fdny-ems-saves-bronx-firefighter-after-house-fire /ems-assaults/nyc-mayor-signs-ems-body-armor-self-defense-training-bill-into-law Mayor Eric Adams signed legislation requiring protection and training for FDNY EMS personnel Fri, 03 May 2024 13:01:09 GMT /ems-assaults/nyc-mayor-signs-ems-body-armor-self-defense-training-bill-into-law /fatal-incidents/man-dies-after-setting-himself-on-fire-outside-nyc-courthouse The NYPD said the Florida man took out pamphlets espousing conspiracy theories, then doused himself in an accelerant Mon, 22 Apr 2024 14:37:27 GMT /fatal-incidents/man-dies-after-setting-himself-on-fire-outside-nyc-courthouse /burns/man-sets-himself-on-fire-outside-nyc-courthouse Man doused himself with a liquid inside a barricaded area across from the Manhattan Criminal Court Fri, 19 Apr 2024 19:13:26 GMT /burns/man-sets-himself-on-fire-outside-nyc-courthouse /memorial/fdny-ems-honors-fallen-9-11-emt-by-renaming-nyc-street EMT Hilda Vannata worked at Ground Zero and died in 2023 from 9/11-related pancreatic cancer Tue, 16 Apr 2024 13:16:27 GMT /memorial/fdny-ems-honors-fallen-9-11-emt-by-renaming-nyc-street /ems-assaults/legislators-pass-bills-requiring-self-defense-training-body-armor-for-fdny-ems-personnel Bills highlight the violent line-of-duty death of FDNY EMS Capt. Alison Russo-Elling Fri, 12 Apr 2024 12:52:52 GMT /ems-assaults/legislators-pass-bills-requiring-self-defense-training-body-armor-for-fdny-ems-personnel /books/book-excerpt-a-paramedics-memoir C.B. Garris shares the profound satisfaction derived from a demanding yet gratifying profession dedicated to saving lives Mon, 04 Mar 2024 14:03:54 GMT /books/book-excerpt-a-paramedics-memoir /vehicle-crashes/woman-extricated-from-trump-fans-bus-crash-in-nyc Donna Eiden said she and her husband were sleeping inside the bus when it began to roll down the street crashing into signs, pole Tue, 04 Jun 2024 12:05:01 GMT /vehicle-crashes/woman-extricated-from-trump-fans-bus-crash-in-nyc /burns/man-sets-himself-on-fire-outside-nyc-courthouse Man doused himself with a liquid inside a barricaded area across from the Manhattan Criminal Court Fri, 19 Apr 2024 19:13:26 GMT /burns/man-sets-himself-on-fire-outside-nyc-courthouse /cardiac-care/nyc-marathon-runner-meets-fdny-emts-paramedics-who-saved-his-life Yi-Joo Kwon met his rescuers at the FDNY’s annual “Second Chance” celebration Thu, 23 May 2024 13:47:50 GMT /cardiac-care/nyc-marathon-runner-meets-fdny-emts-paramedics-who-saved-his-life /ems-assaults/nyc-mayor-signs-ems-body-armor-self-defense-training-bill-into-law Mayor Eric Adams signed legislation requiring protection and training for FDNY EMS personnel Fri, 03 May 2024 13:01:09 GMT /ems-assaults/nyc-mayor-signs-ems-body-armor-self-defense-training-bill-into-law /entertainment/watch-trailer-for-asphalt-city-showcases-what-it-takes-to-be-an-fdny-paramedic 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 Tue, 27 Feb 2024 15:27:30 GMT /entertainment/watch-trailer-for-asphalt-city-showcases-what-it-takes-to-be-an-fdny-paramedic