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Budget Watchdog Pushes for Reorganizing FDNY to Deal With Medical Calls
February 04, 2017
As the role of the New York City firefighter has evolved to include more emergency medical care, budget watchdogs have been calling for a reorganization of the fire department. Union officials, however, argue that the current structure is working fine. After emergency medical services merged with the fire department in 1996, firefighters began responding to the highest-priority medical calls. In those 20 years, medical emergencies have grown to 47% from 31% of the calls that firefighters respond to.
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NYPD Commissioner William J. Bratton
CBC Breakfast Series
November 17, 2015
CBC Breakfast with NYPD Commissioner William J. Bratton in November 2015.
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Cuomo Wants to Roll Back Part of Pension Reform for Police, Firefighters
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May 15, 2015
When it comes to police and firefighters, Governor Andrew Cuomo wants to roll back part of the pension reform he helped push through the state legislature in 2012.