An FDNY lieutenant accused of strangling a city emergency medical technician during a violent on-the-job argument has been suspended for four weeks without pay, authorities said.
Neil Francis, 47, of Engine 234 in Crown Heights, Brooklyn, spoke with paramedics about how to respond to a call to help an unconscious person in Brooklyn, NYPD and other sources said. After an argument ensued and both men responded, he was charged with strangulation. . On Friday, the FDNY confirmed Francisco’s suspension but had no further comment.
Francis’ base salary is $90,457, but he earned $168,205 in overtime last year.
Four weeks without pay will cost you at least $6,958.
Francis could not be reached for comment, and his union, the Uniformed Fire Officers Association, did not respond to messages left Saturday.
Local 2507 of District Council 37, which represents the city’s 4,100 paramedics and paramedics, also did not return a message.
The NYPD did not provide further details about the crash, including whether anyone was seriously injured or who the victims were.
Firefighters and medics are all FDNY employees and typically respond to the same emergency calls.
Attacks on health care workers by firefighters are rare, but assaults and threats against health care workers by civilians jumped 2,320%, from 15 in 2011 to 363 in 2022, according to the latest available records. did.
