New York City Fire Department Bureau of EMS

Fire Department of New York Bureau of Emergency Medical Services
Operational area
Country United States
State New York
City New York City
Agency overview
EstablishedMarch 17, 1996 (1996-03-17)
Annual calls1,706,324 incidents[1]
Employees4,414 (as of December 31, 2016)[1]
StaffingCareer
EMS CommandEMS Operations Chief - Michael Fields.
AC of EMS Field OperationsEMS Assistant Chief - Paul A. Miano.
AC of EMS AdministrationEMS Assistant Chief - Cesar A. Escobar.
EMS levelAdvanced Life Support (ALS) and Basic Life Support (BLS)
Motto"New York's Best"[2]
Facilities and equipment
Divisions9
Ambulances450[3] (2018)

The New York City Fire Department Bureau of Emergency Medical Services (FDNY EMS) is a division of the New York City Fire Department (FDNY) in charge of emergency medical services for New York City. It was established on March 17, 1996, following the merger of the FDNY and New York City Health and Hospitals Corporation's emergency medical services division. FDNY EMS provides coverage of all five boroughs of New York City with ambulances and a variety of specialized response vehicles.

  1. ^ a b "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 December 2018. Retrieved 14 July 2017.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. ^ New York'S Bravest
  3. ^ "Fleet Report - Mayor's Office of Operations". .nyc.gov. Retrieved 4 July 2019.

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