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FDNY ambulance response times have gotten longer: Here's why

The response time for FDNY ambulances has increased for a fourth year in a row. Mayor Adams' latest management report shows ...
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‘Something has to give’: FDNY ambulance response times rise for fourth year, union blames staffing crisis

FDNY ambulances are taking longer to reach life-threatening medical emergencies for the fourth consecutive year, according to ...

NYC response times for ‘life-threatening’ emergencies surge in troubling trend

Response times to life-threatening medical emergencies by ambulances alone increased 29 seconds — a 4% increase — from 10 minutes and 52 seconds to 11 minutes and 21 seconds. The response time was 9 ...

Benefits access, crime rates improve as ambulance response times, cleanliness worsen: Adams report

Ambulances are talking longer to arrive during emergencies, but most crime in the city has dropped and timely processing of food stamps and other benefits is improving modestly, according to Mayor ...

Mayor Adams promised pay equity for EMTs, but new info reveals strong resistance inside City Hall

On the 2021 campaign trail, Adams pledged he would as mayor see to it the FDNY’s emergency medical technicians and paramedics get paid as much as firefighters, who start  with salaries ...