EMS

A man who was accused of tricking an EMT into providing medical help in order to sexually assault her was found to have been suffering a seizure at the time of the incident, the Bronx District Attorney said, and will not face charges

Charges against the man who was accused of faking a medical emergency and assaulting an EMT have been dropped after the man’s medical records revealed that he had no control of his hands while suffering a seizure.

As crews worked to put out the flames from the three-alarm fire, the suspect allegedly flagged down a female first responder, saying he needed help — that’s when he attacked her

NBC New York’s Adam Harding reports.

As of Tuesday morning approximately 3,400 members of the FDNY have been vaccinated out of almost 16,000 total members, which includes EMTs, according to a department spokesperson. This figure translates to about 380 people a day receiving the vaccine and the spokesperson says that the number receiving the vaccine each day is on the rise as the vaccination process continues….

With increasing covid cases and the rollout continuing, the FDNY are the next to receive the vaccine, Andrew Siff reports.

For the first time in the city’s history, Mayor de Blasio announced Tuesday that the new mental health professionals and crisis workers will be the dispatched through 911, instead of the NYPD, to respond to mental health emergencies in two high-need communities — calling the pilot program a “major innovation.”

Dr. Andrea Klemes speaks on the impact COVID-19 has had on mental and emotional health struggles during the pandemic.

Four New York City ambulance workers who gave media interviews about their work on the front lines of the coronavirus pandemic sued the city on Thursday, saying they were punished for speaking out. The plaintiffs include paramedic Elizabeth Bonilla, who said she was barred from patient care, overtime work and even wearing her uniform after the Associated Press followed her…

An emergency medical services crew in New Jersey will fight a $108,000 fine proposed by state officials for sending an unlicensed ambulance to 90 emergencies. Shamong Medical Services, which is part of the Indian Mills Volunteer Fire Company, operates two vehicles that are licensed through the state’s health department. An audit prompted by an anonymous complaint found that a third…

The state also found that the crew didn’t staff its ambulances with at least two EMTs as required by state law on 36 occasions, according to the notice

The EMT who suffered a stroke on the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway is set to be released from the hospital Wednesday.

Amid a round of applause, one of the two FDNY EMTs who suffered medical emergencies on the BQE earlier this month was released from the hospital Wednesday.

Police continue to investigate the string of bomb threats made to Manhattan EMS stations.

Two ambulances crashed in an intersection on Saturday and four EMS workers were injured, the FDNY said.

Surveillance video captures the moment when two ambulances crashed in the Bronx.

Sarah Nicole Henderson, the East Texas woman accused of fatally shooting her two daughters in November 2017, struck a plea deal Wednesday where she’ll avoid the death penalty and spend life behind bars.

Joel Rosado was an emergency technician two years ago when his sister was run over and killed by a man who stole her ambulance — now he’ll be carrying on her legacy in the FDNY

Almost 300 EMS members were promoted Thursday by the FDNY, among them one man there to honor his sister and their family. Gaby Acevedo reports.