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With no time to celebrate his achievement, FDNY Probationary EMT Kevin Gordon, the valedictorian of his class, hit the ground running after COVID-19 put the FDNY to the test
Capt. Frank Leto, deputy director of the New York Fire Department Counseling Service, outlines how COVID-19 impacted members鈥� behavioral health, and how the department is meeting their needs
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Vincent Variale, president of the Uniformed EMS Officers Union Local 3621, says Capt. Alison Russo might still be alive if someone had been with her
The stabbing death of Capt. Alison Russo-Elling brings up new fears for providers in the field and raises old questions regarding personal safety
鈥淭his further shattered already broken families,鈥� FDNY widow Janlyn Scauso said about being barred from the fund
Dozens of EMS providers watched from a courtroom gallery as Peter Zisopoulos entered his plea in a video feed from a Bellevue Hospital bed
鈥淭hat man murdered my daughter, and she would be the first one to come to his aid if he needed help,鈥� her father said at the service
The dangers to EMTs/medics are less well known to the general public than firefighting, even at times to the agencies where they work
Acting Commissioner Laura Kavanagh said Russo 鈥渕entored many new EMTs and paramedics, cared deeply for the communities she served, and set an incredible example鈥�
鈥淚t鈥檚 hard to imagine the squad without her,鈥� said Huntington Community First Aid Squad Chief David Kaufman
鈥淲e are so sad,鈥� said FDNY Chief of Department John Hodgens. 鈥淭he members of her station looked up to [Alison Russo]. She kept them in line.鈥�
鈥淪he knew how to do her job, and she knew how to do your job too,鈥� said Michael Greco, now vice president of EMS Local 2507
306 active and retired FDNY members 鈥� including firefighters and EMS members 鈥� have died of 9/11-related illnesses
Lt. Alison Russo-Elling joined the department as an EMT in 1998 and was promoted to paramedic in 2002 before becoming a lieutenant in 2016
As news of Lt. Alison Russo-Elling鈥檚 death spread, people took to social media to express their condolences
Unprovoked killing of Lt. Alison Russo-Elling is a tragic reminder that EMS providers are putting their lives at risk for choosing to serve their community
Lt. Alison Russo-Elling served New York for 25 years and responded to the 9/11 attack at the World Trade Center
Lt. Alison Russo-Elling (61) was stabbed multiple times, according to police
The 29-year-old victim remains in critical condition
Crewmembers rushed the child to an ambulance and tried to resuscitate her, but she went into cardiac arrest on the way to a hospital
A driver faces multiple charges in the incident that crushed the EMS provider鈥檚 leg and caused other injuries
The former North Bergen and Jersey City Medical Center EMT was removed as a guest speaker from a Tenn. fundraiser following social media furor over his claims
Robert Marshall allegedly used the stolen card for $800 in purchases
NYPD and FDNY divers pulled a boy and woman from the murky water and medics rendered aid, but the two patients died
Dr. Sabina Ostolski served for four years; Steven Thorsen served for 27 years
All four EMTs were transported to a hospital after the crash that sent one rig careening into a building
鈥淚t鈥檚 shocking that the department doesn鈥檛 already have such a plan,鈥� said Oren Barzilay, president of Local 2507, which represents EMTs, medics and inspectors
The 鈥淔ood for Frontline Workers鈥� program made it possible to deliver more than 150,000 meals to frontline workers, including FDNY EMS members
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The Boro Park Hatzalah crew was responding to a call at the time of the crash
Jose Gonzalez is accused of running her over with an ambulance in 2017
FDNY trains its members on self-defense and de-escalation and has posted social media messages to remind the public that assaults are illegal
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