Serving as the 35th commissioner of the FDNY was the honor of a lifetime. We accomplished so much during a very short tenure, setting this great department up for operational success for generations to come.
But one nagging issue that has not been settled: a contract for FDNY’s Bureau of Emergency Medical Services.
Pay for members of the department doesn’t fall within the fire commissioner’s purview, but let me be clear: FDNY EMTs and paramedics deserve a monumental pay raise that reflects the vital importance of their work…