FDNY
Three of the FDNY’s leading responders on Sept. 11, 2001, reflect on how 9/11 impacted EMS and beyond
Retired FDNY Firefighter Lee Ielpi’s mission to collect and share WTC steel focuses on remembrance and education
C.B. Garris shares the profound satisfaction derived from a demanding yet gratifying profession dedicated to saving lives
Paramedic Abdur Rahman joined FDNY in 2002, served at EMS Stations 8, 16 and 13 before being promoted to paramedic in 2021, and was assigned to the Training Academy
A carpenter fell to his death while working on the Hudson Yards Concrete Casing project, linking Penn Station to new Hudson River rail tunnels
Gov. Kathy Hochul cited $25 million in annual costs as the reason for rejecting it, sparking backlash from EMS unions
Five graduates say the department reclassified them as EMS trainees just before contracts expired, then issued termination letters
A woman died after falling from a six-story building in Brooklyn
Ahead of the attacks’ 24th anniversary, the department engraved 39 newly fallen members, bringing post-9/11 illness losses to more than 400
Security video shows an unidentified man entering the Bellerose home and leaving minutes before alarms sounded
FDNY Ceremonial Unit leader Lt. Joseph LaPointe has guided hundreds of funerals and every Ground Zero anniversary since 2001and will step down, closing 35 years of service
Leaked tape shows ex-aide opposed raising FDNY EMT pay to firefighter levels, stalling Adams’ parity pledge amid worsening EMS staffing crisis
Jonathan Kleisner, a former finance executive, says adrenaline, quick decisions and resilience carried over from the trading floor to emergency medicine
The 9/11 Memorial and Museum hiked executive pay to $850K amid big deficits and taxpayer aid, angering victims’ families
FDNY EMS officer and union vice president says separating EMS from the FDNY would close pay gaps, curb turnover and give medics the autonomy to modernize patient care
Police say the lone shooter was neutralized inside a high-rise where the officer was working an off-duty security detail
The National EMS Memorial Service extended condolences and said EMT Frederick Whiteside’s LODD nomination remains under review pending more information
EMT Frederick Whiteside died in the line of duty in 2023 but has been excluded from the memorial weekend service for the last two years
The two-year Department of Investigation probe will require biannual updates on environmental health risks first responders and survivors faced after the 2001 attacks
The man who fatally stabbed FDNY EMS Lt. Alison Russo outside her Queens EMS station
After a four-year hiatus, the FDNY’s iconic fundraising calendar is back, featuring 25 of the department’s fittest first responders
FDNY marine crews rescued passengers from the water and rushed the injured to local hospitals
EMTs Amber Black and Mitchell Tarnapolsky received the Christopher J. Prescott Medal for saving two teens from drowning
EMT Ashley Diaz is being recognized for her resilience and dedication as she continues to save lives in a new role with FDNY EMS
Staten Island’s EMS heroes were celebrated for their bravery and lifesaving service at the 31st annual EMS Recognition Ceremony
EMS Captain Alison Russo-Elling, a 9/11 first responder nearing retirement, was attacked near her Queens station while on a food break
Columbia Southern University Selects 2025 EMS Professional of the Year
The Empire State Building will shine blue, white and yellow with a signature heartbeat to honor NYC’s EMS workers, in partnership with the New York City Fire Department
Despite video and eyewitness accounts placing him at the scene near Captain Alison Russo’s station, Zisopoulos testified he was asleep during the fatal stabbing
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