"No one wants to work in a field where we are paid inadequately for high risk and stress. So everyone is leaving the FDNY EMS, which is still only able to cover of the actual 911 call volume. The City, the Hospitals, and the private sector are refusing to compensate EMTs and Paramedics, while the call volume is only increasing."
"In total, a workforce of 15,500 EMTs and Paramedics responds to around 5,500 911 calls per day, and a comparable number of transport calls. The reason why the FDNY EMS is still working for $18.94 a day is that no one cares about them, and because of the Taylor Laws, they cannot strike, and many of them are using it as a stepping stone to go to fire suppression."
Ambulance response times are increasing because FDNY EMS faces significant staffing shortages driven by inadequate pay for high-risk, high-stress work. City, hospitals, and private employers are refusing to adequately compensate EMTs and paramedics while 911 call volume is growing. FDNY EMS unions Locals 2507 and 3621, representing about 4,500 workers (roughly 66% of 911 ambulance responders), are in stalled contract negotiations. The remaining 33% are largely hospital-based, and about 6,000 additional EMS work in interfacility commercial sectors. A total workforce of 15,500 EMTs and paramedics handles roughly 5,500 daily 911 calls plus similar transport volume. EMS billing generated $367 million in FY2024, with BLS billed at $1,385 and ALS at $1,692, plus $20 per patient mile.
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