Grants totaling $253,251 have been awarded by Field Hall Foundation, Cortlandt Manor, through its Winter 2022/23 Grant Cycle. Its grants go to nonprofits and local government agencies for programs and projects, which directly impact vulnerable seniors and/or their caregivers, with priority given to programs that address their basic needs. Thirteen grants, ranging from $4,050 to […]
Field Hall Foundation, a Cortlandt Manor-based philanthropy focused on improving the lives of older adults and their caregivers in Westchester, Putnam and Dutchess counties, has announced $253,251 in new grants through its Winter 2022/23 grant cycle.
As EMS merger with FDNY turns 25, agency leaders reflect on successes, areas for improvement
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Today is the 25th anniversary of the New York City Fire Department and the Emergency Medical Service merging into a single agency. Operations have become more efficient since 1996, but there is still room for improvement, EMS union president told Crain s.
Before the merger, EMS and its emergency medical technicians had fallen under the jurisdiction of NYC Health + Hospitals. The consolidation made the FDNY the largest department-based provider of emergency medical care in the country.
However, the effort was not well received at the start, said Oren Barzilay, president of FDNY EMS Local 2507, which represents the more than 4,000 members in the department. Barzilay joined EMS in July 1995.