Entering their fourth year without a contract, EMS workers are struggling to respond to increasing call volumes while staffing and real wages decline.

A decade of city data reveals a troubling disparity: while firefighter injuries and collisions decline, EMS professionals ...

Experience does matter. That much is obvious. And if we are being honest about what the Fire Department actually does today, ...

From community risk reduction to treatment in place, other cities are reaping the benefits of advanced EMS systems. A ...

New York has enacted a new law requiring every county to formally assess and plan how emergency medical services are delivered — a move supporters say brings overdue structure to a fragmented system, ...

Gov. Kathy Hochul has vetoed two major bills in a bipartisan legislative package aimed at stabilizing emergency medical services across New York, approving only a county-level planning requirement as ...

Gov. Kathy Hochul vetoed legislation — inspired by the vicious deadly stabbing of EMS Lt. Alison Russo in 2022 — that would require two qualified medical first responders be dispatched to 911 ...

A bill designed to provide flexible financial support to EMS statewide has been vetoed by the governor. Here's why.

NEW YORK CITY (WABC) -- New York City is launching a pilot program to have health responders - and not police - respond to 911 mental health calls. The 911 EMS mental health teams will consist of EMS ...