Hi All,
How many of us has needed the emergency services of Emergency Medical Technicians or Paramedics? An article in the New York Daily News entitled "EMTs drive home plea for more pay" by Kathleen Lucadamo touches base on how 2,700 FDNY EMTs/Paramedics are poorly compensated. Often called the step children of the FDNY, EMT/Paramedics are getting the word out one way or another.
The article reports that EMS employees are sporting silver visors that read "EMTs and Paramedics - New York's Poorest", "Saving Lives at Work, Living in Poverty at Home" or CPR: "Can't Pay Rent at Home."
It is a shame that the people we entrust our lives with are treated this way. Saving lives and facing danger is the equal every day job of emergency responders of the NYPD, FDNY Firefighters and FDNY EMTs/Paramedics. There is no difference in responsibility only in PAY and uniformed service status.
This story hits home for me. My husband is a FDNY Paramedic on the job for 17 years. He has faced dangerous life threatening situations. And, I'm not only talking about the many diseases he comes in contact with either. He has had guns pulled on him. Worked on patients in horrific places and has seen things that civilians will never comprehend. All in all, my caring, compassionate very knowledgeable husband has saved many lives and sadly watched many people take their last breaths. He has delivered babies and has cared for and comforted the terminally ill young and old.
Do FDNY EMS responders deserve better pay, respect and acknowledged as uniformed service.....YES! Without Emergency Service responders like my husband and the other 2,700 EMTs and paramedics, where would the people of this city and our VISITORS be?
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