FDNY EMTs are under significant strain five years post-pandemic, grappling with a 15.4% rise in emergency responses, yet suffering due to wage disparities, earning just above minimum wage. Union President Oren Barzilay insists that the situation is unsustainable, urging potential recruits to reconsider joining until pay parity with other first responders is achieved. The union reports daily resignations, highlighting a crisis that undermines their ability to serve effectively. Public response times are worsening, solidifying concerns over the treatment of EMS personnel in New York City.
Things in this agency are spiraling out of control... We are so poorly treated by the city of New York when it comes to our wages.
Everybody portrays the FDNY as a great agency we work for, but in reality it's a disgrace when it comes to the men and women of EMS.
New York City's Street Doctors' are miracle workers, protecting lives while receiving wages that are incompatible for the skilled medical professionals that they are.
We are handling a dramatic increase in emergencies and experiencing a 15.4% spike in responses since the start of the pandemic.
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