New York City debates splitting FDNY and EMS

For nearly 30 years, New York City firefighters and paramedics have operated under one roof. But there’s a new push to ...
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Should NYC split EMS from FDNY? Pay, staffing and patient care are on the line

A push to return EMS back to its own agency is gaining momentum amid response times, pay parity demands and warnings from ...

Ahead of Mamdani taking office, Mayor Adams makes changes in NYC response to mental health calls

The Adams administration is planning to resign the city’s non-police mental health response team program, or B-HEARD, ...
Brooklyn Paper

‘Detonator:’ Brooklyn paramedic channels years of EMS experience into new comic

Brooklyn paramedic James Parrish brings real-life experience to his graphic novel Detonator, a story about friendship, trauma ...
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What NYC Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani’s mental health plan could mean for FDNY EMS

Teams made up of EMTs, mental health professionals and peers would be stationed in 100 subway stations, focusing on engaging New Yorkers experiencing homelessness or mental distress ...
Gothamist

NYC announces changes to program providing non-police response to mental health calls

Mayor Eric Adams announced plans Friday to reconfigure staffing for B-HEARD, the pilot program launched in 2021 that offers a non-police response to some 911 mental health calls.