FDNY Holds Graduation Ceremony For 80 Paramedics

November 20, 2023

The FDNY will hold a graduation ceremony for 80 Paramedics on Tuesday, November 21st at 10:00 a.m. at the FDNY Training Academy on Randall’s Island. The ceremony can be viewed live on the Department’s website at www.nyc.gov/FDNY or HERE.

Paramedics graduating from the FDNY Paramedic Basic program have trained for 10 months at the EMS Academy, at hospitals on clinical internships, and in field rotations, to provide the highest level of pre-hospital care to New Yorkers in need.

Paramedics have extensive training in anatomy and physiology, biochemistry and pharmacology, as well as many critical lifesaving skills, such as: intravenous therapy and medication administration; EKG monitoring and cardiac rhythm interpretation; and advanced airway management.

The new Paramedics will be assigned to units throughout New York City.

WHO: First Deputy Fire Commissioner Joseph Pfeifer, Chief of Department John Hodgens, Chief of EMS Michael Fields, FDNY Officials, Graduating Paramedics and their families

WHERE: FDNY Fire Training Academy, Auditorium Randall's Island, New York, NY 10035

WHEN: Tuesday, November 21 – 10:00 a.m.

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