1,500 ‘projected to quit’
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What we know:
President Oren Barzilay said at a New York City Council budget hearing regarding the FDNY that 1,500 medical first responders are “projected to quit the service in 2026.”
The municipal sector of the FDNY currently has 4,300 EMTs and paramedics.
“The strain on our EMS ranks is real,” Barzilay said during the hearing, “and it is made worse by the staggering pay disparities our EMS heroes are forced to endure.”
Dig deeper:
According to the FDNY’s recruitment website, these are the starting salaries for different EMS members in the FDNY:
- EMT starting salary – $43,932 to $49,816
- EMS trainee starting salary – $36,330
- Paramedic starting salary – $58,088 to $63,974
The Source: This article includes information from a New York City Council budget hearing.
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