Hochul vetoes bill boosting EMS staffing on NYC 911 calls — inspired by first responder’s murder

Gov. Kathy Hochul vetoed legislation — inspired by the vicious stabbing murder of EMS Lt. Alison Russo in 2022 — that would ...
FOX 5 New York on MSN

FDNY ambulance response times have gotten longer: Here's why

"Ambulance response times rising across the board come as no surprise to every FDNY EMT and paramedic. This has been a growing systemic crisis for the world’s busiest medical fi ...
Brooklyn Paper on MSN

FDNY EMS launches #StandWithEMS social media campaign to spotlight pay disparity

FDNY EMS Local 2507, which represents more than 4,000 emergency medical technicians, paramedics and fire inspectors in New ...
New York Post

FDNY wants to up the cost of ambulance rides by more than 50%

The cost of taking a city ambulance to the hospital could soon make New Yorkers sick. The FDNY has proposed hiking up the price of ambulance rides by more than 50% — an increase the department says is ...
Yahoo

FDNY ambulance response times have gotten longer: Here's why

The response time for FDNY ambulances has increased for a fourth year in a row. Mayor Adams' latest management report shows the average response time to life-threatening medical emergencies by ...