The FDNY held a promotion ceremony for 84 EMS at St. John’s University Monday — including a decorated veteran known for two heroic rescues. Lt. Jonathan Rivera — a father of three who recently ...

EMS is the lowest-paid first responders in the city, and that is unacceptable,” FDNY Commissioner Lillian Bonsignore said.

FDNY EMTs are facing a series of staffing issues five years after the start of the COVID-19 pandemic when their life-saving efforts were invaluable for people around the city, a local union head said ...

In January 2021, Jonathan Kleisner was one of two paramedics who provided care and hospital transport to a patient after a rescue from New York City’s Hudson River. The emergency response came six ...

Bonsignore has no say over contract negotiations between City Hall and the unions representing city EMTs, paramedics and officers, but said the low pay has led to concerns about recruitment and ...