Posts Tagged ‘FDNY EMS’
Early morning water search in horrific tragedy
Monday Sept 12th 2022, Battalion 43 companies were alerted for a water search for 3 missing children. The NYPD 60th pct had a female reported to be drunk & barefoot, claiming to have drown her 3 children. Based on origin, the incident commander ordered all beaches to be covered from Brighton Beach to Coney Island.…
Read MoreEMS assaults up 36% as mental health crisis grows
The city’s mental health crisis is taking a physical toll on first responders, who are being attacked on the job more frequently by increasingly volatile patients. Through October of this year, 146 EMTs, paramedics & firefighters were assaulted at work — a 36% higher rate than in 2018, when assaults totaled 129 for the entire year;…
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