Your point? Obviously, they are better at EMS response than you are. Even in their large engines. As a patient advocate, are you suggesting lengthened response times just to satisfy your sensitive ego?
I'm not suggesting anything. I'm pointing out what a scam FDNY is running that costs the public 6x more for a lower standard of care.
"Despite their high cost and limited effectiveness, the use of engine companies as responders to medical incidents has been continued by FDNY as a pretext for sustaining the staffing of otherwise unnecessary fire engine companies." Citizen's Budget Commission
Nope, retired from FDNY EMS. Worked before and after the takeover in '96 and I assure you, when I say they've badly mismanaged it I'm not exaggerating at all. They destroyed the premier EMS probably in the World. Before FDNY Hollywood actors, famous writers, the Green Berets, and med ppl from all over came for ride alongs.
Now it's Jr bitching abt 'these people' that call EMS and counting the minutes til he can goof off in a firehouse for twice the money.
Well, every department has those āJuniorsā. I dealt with them before I retired. I get what you are saying about āthese peopleā and f*cking off at the station. I was continually herding the attitudes with zero tolerance for any bedside manner that wasnāt professional and in the best interest of the patient.
It sounds like you donāt like what you see post retirement. Itās unfortunate that the city fathers have allowed the department to be managed into a tv series.
What happens there now only impacts me directly as a taxpayer. Why should New Yorkers pay a lot more for a lot less? Read that Citizens Budget report. Nothing has changed. FDNY has no business managing EMS. Sanitation would have done a better job bc they realize they don't know the 1st thing about prehospital care. FDNY treats it like it's bs that anybody could run.
Nothing and it never will as long as firemen manage EMS. Thats why although EMS does 90pc of dept's calls AND is the only div that brings any revenue, theyre allotted just 20pc of budget and personnel. Reason engine arrives first is availability, ie too many fire engines not enough ambulances.
EMS 1.5M calls. Fire? A few thousand, tops.
The numbers: https://cbcny.org/sites/default/files/media/image-caption/EMS%20tables%20and%20figures-02_0.png
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u/NFL-Football- Apr 16 '23
Your point? Obviously, they are better at EMS response than you are. Even in their large engines. As a patient advocate, are you suggesting lengthened response times just to satisfy your sensitive ego?