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New York EMTs are being targeted by anarchists who smash ambulance windows and spray f k the police tags on vehicles , says union boss who blasts FDNY for not protecting crews
At least once every month, something was thrown through a FDNY ambulance in the Bedford-Stuyvesant section of Brooklyn, New York
The letter FTP - which stands for F k the police - was sprayed painted on two ambulances in the same area
Union leader says his crews are not being taught de-escalation or self-defense
He says crews are given old protection gear, such as 20-year-old bullet proof vests
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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.
FDNY Paramedic Recovering After Being Attacked by Patient By Ron Lee Brooklyn
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A paramedic is speaking out after being attacked by a young patient, who she says bit her in the face.
“No one realized that she bit me,” explained Jenna Piscitello, who has been an EMT with the Fire Department for seven years and a paramedic for nearly two years. “And I wasn’t screaming or anything like that because I was in shock, and I just wanted it to end, and then she finally let go.”
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Paramedic claims to have been bitten for 45 to 60 seconds by a teenage patient