Wisconsin repeat offender charged with killing EMT in a street-racing accident
A man from Wisconsin, who has a history of criminal behavior, is back in jail after being accused of causing the death of an emergency medical technician (EMT) in a hit-and-run incident linked to street racing. This occurred on January 15, when local authorities responded to a crash in Milwaukee involving a pickup truck and […]
Israeli EMT Honored by Franklin Graham is Finally Laid to Rest – Guest Commentary
In 2024, Samaritan’s Purse Will Donate an Ambulance in Memory of Ronen Engel Kibbutz Nir Oz (October 27, 2025) – The body of Ronen Engel, a volunteer EMT with Magen David Adom (MDA), was finally laid to rest at Kibbutz Nir Oz on Tuesday, October 21. Engel lost his life on October 7, 2023, outside […]
City officials and fire department face lawsuit for transferring 82 fire cadets to EMT positions
FDNY Firefighter Trainees Push for EMT Roles Sparks Controversy A major coalition in New York City is expressing outrage at city officials’ decision to place 82 firefighter trainees into EMT positions. Local 2507, part of District Council 37, representing FDNY EMTs, and the Coalition of Paramedics, are accusing both the FDNY and Mayor Adams of […]
Joseph DeLucia, former EMT who killed 4 in LI murder-suicide, was a hoarder: cops
A Long Island man who killed four family members before killing himself in his late mother’s home was “something of a hoarder” who spent all his money on tools, authorities said Monday. According to Nassau County Police Lt. Stephen Fitzpatrick, the mentally deranged killer, Joseph DeLucia Jr., 59, of Syosset, worked as an auto mechanic […]
FDNY lieutenant Neal Franci suspended 4 weeks for ‘strangling’ EMT
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 […]