Oct. 28 marked National First Responders Day, established by Congress in 2017 to celebrate the nation’s emergency personnel, ...

Gov. Kathy Hochul vetoed legislation — inspired by the vicious stabbing murder of EMS Lt. Alison Russo in 2022 — that would ...

Gov. Kathy Hochul cited $25 million in annual costs as the reason for rejecting it, sparking backlash from EMS unions ...

The measure would have required two qualified medical responders to work on every 911 EMT call, according to the union.

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 ...

The bill would have mandated two medical first responders on all 911 calls in cities with more than 1 million people.

About a dozen paramedics at Northwell Health's Lenox Hill Hospital received a letter stating their positions will be ...

Emergency medical service workers are pushing for a safety bill that will protect both patients and first responders. FDNY EMS Local 2507 is advocating for state Senate bill S6698, sponsored by state ...

Paramedic Abdur Rahman joined FDNY in 2002, served at EMS Stations 8, 16 and 13 before promoting to paramedic in 2021, and ...

NEW YORK CITY (WABC) -- The FDNY is reminding New Yorkers to only call 911 for a real emergency and that ambulances don't provide COVID testing or transportation to be tested. The department says it ...

FDNY's fire commissioner announced Thursday afternoon that a paramedic passed away yesterday, following his shift. Salih Abdur Rahman, 46, died Wednesday morning after he completed his shift at the ...