#FDNY seeks firewall to stop doxxing of workers’ personal data

#FDNY seeks firewall to stop doxxing of workers’ personal data

“FDNY seeks firewall to stop doxxing of workers’ personal data” The FDNY is seeking to build a digital firewall to protect the Big Apple’s thousands of rescue workers from cyberattacks, including “doxxing,” The Post has learned. The department recently put out a call in the City Record for consultant services “for the development and implementation…

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#More NY EMS workers are getting attacked on the job

#More NY EMS workers are getting attacked on the job

“More NY EMS workers are getting attacked on the job” They’re helping to save lives — while their own are being threatened. Assaults and other threats leveled against emergency medical service workers are almost a daily occurrence — skyrocketing 137% from 2018 through last year, according to city data obtained exclusively by The Post. The staggering numbers…

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#Jet Suit paramedic completes first trial flight

#Jet Suit paramedic completes first trial flight

“Jet Suit paramedic completes first trial flight” A pioneering British jet suit company is giving super-human powers to the response of emergency services for search and rescue missions in remote locations in the north of England. Jamie Walsh, a Great North Air Ambulance (GNAAS) paramedic, is the first of three trainees to fly the Gravity…

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#‘Anybody want to drive this ambulance to Ukraine?’

#‘Anybody want to drive this ambulance to Ukraine?’

“‘Anybody want to drive this ambulance to Ukraine?’” Fully stocked, service-ready ambulances are among the most-needed items on the frontlines of the war in Ukraine. In early April, Andrew Mills, 36, and Melissa Sims, 38—two advanced-care paramedics who work on the same platoon in Victoria, B.C.—launched an ambitious fundraising campaign to raise $20,000, fly to Poland,…

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#NYC medics get pay raise, union announces

#NYC medics get pay raise, union announces

“#NYC medics get pay raise, union announces” New York City medics are set to receive a pay raise in a tentative deal with City Hall, Mayor Bill de Blasio and the union representing EMS workers announced Friday. Under the handshake agreement, the salary for an FDNY EMT who just started their job will be $39,386…

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#2 injured in multi-vehicle crash on Long Island

#2 injured in multi-vehicle crash on Long Island

“#2 injured in multi-vehicle crash on Long Island” A Nassau County paramedic was injured when the ambulance he was driving to an emergency was involved in a multi-vehicle crash Friday afternoon. The three-vehicle accident happened on Old Country Road in Westbury, Nassau County Police said. The ambulance and second car struck each other before the…

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