Ribbon Cut on Newly Renovated EMS Station 8

Members of the FDNY, Medical Examiner's Office and Dormitory Authority of the State of New York State cut the ceremonial ribbon officially opening the newly renovated EMS Station 8 in Manhattan.

A newly refurbished EMS Station 8 made its debut on May 26 in Manhattan.

“These are beautiful facilities that will be put to good use,” said Chief of Department Salvatore Cassano.

Located in the DNA Forensic Lab at the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner, just steps from Bellevue Hospital, the station supports five advanced life support (ALS) and five basic life support (BLS) units.

The 6,100-square-foot station includes administrative space, storage for basic and advanced life support ambulances, a decontamination bay, vehicle supply room, a room for the agency’s ambulance call report scanning system and fueling capability for ambulances. It also offers support facilities for the approximate 100 paramedics and EMTs assigned to the station.

Approximately 100 paramedics and EMTs work out of EMS Station 8, located in the DNA Forensic Lab at the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner near Bellevue Hospital.

The project was designed by the Perkins Eastman architectural firm and built by the Dormitory Authority of the State of New York State. Construction of the project started in 2001 and portions of the larger building were completed in 2007, while the EMS station was completed in the spring of 2009.

“This is a first-class facility that our members can call home as they continue to provide their life-saving work,” Chief of EMS John Peruggia said.

EMS Station 8 is one of the oldest EMS stations in the City, tracing its history to the 1870s, when the apparatus was pulled by horses.