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

After 13 weeks of training at the EMS Academy, 147 new FDNY EMTs graduated today along with 40 U.S. service members. FDNY EMTs were at the front lines during the COVID-19 pandemic. Among the ...

New FDNY Commissioner Lillian Bonsignore says low EMS pay is hurting recruitment and retention as medical calls make up the majority of the department’s workload ...

New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani has chosen the city's next fire commissioner. Lillian Bonsignore, a well-respected retired EMS chief, will be the next fire commissioner. Bonsignore will be ...

I’ve been working since I was 14 years old as a boy in Bushwick, Brooklyn. I did odd jobs for my parents and neighbors, and eventually a stint delivering for UPS. My mother consistently encouraged me ...

For part of the eight-week FDNY EMS Academy, EMTs are required to do a ride-along with a regular EMS unit. I get assigned to one of the busiest units in Brooklyn. I’m paired with an EMT named Bronson, ...