85 New EMTs Join EMS Command

Eighty-five new EMTs were sworn in on Oct. 15.

It was a happy day for 85 new members of the FDNY’s Emergency Medical Service on Oct. 15, as they were sworn in as new Emergency Medical Technicians (EMTs).

“Being an EMT is not an easy job,” said Fire Commissioner Nicholas Scoppetta during the ceremony at the Fire Academy. “Every day you see people in pain, you are not in an air conditioned office, you work is on the streets. No matter what the call is, when a New Yorker calls, you answer it. And in this job, the stakes couldn’t be higher.”

He noted that during ambulance rotations required for training, EMT Christopher Savino helped save someone who went into cardiac arrest and two others delivered babies.

“Your efforts make a difference to every patient you encounter, no matter how big or how small the emergency,” said Chief of Department Salvatore Cassano.

The new members will be assigned to units throughout the city.

EMTs Treyvia McNeary and Andrew Wasniewski were named class valedictorians.

The members of this diverse class speak five different languages, including Romanian, French, Creole and Spanish. Eight of the graduates have family members in the Department.

EMT Santino Degregorio is a veteran of the U.S. Air Force and EMT Mike Pivetz served with the U.S. National Guard.

“You have chosen a noble profession, in an organization with a profound history of heroism and greatness,” said Chief of EMS John Peruggia. “Sometimes it’s stressful, and it’s always challenging, but the greatest benefit of being an emergency medical professional is that it’s rewarding.”

The new members will be assigned to various EMS stations throughout the city.

The graduates included:

Johnny M. Alvarado
Hector Aquino
Winston Arnold
Anthony Baiocco
Anthony Baijnauth
Jillian Banton
Abdul Boddington
Thomas Bores
Patrick Bouman
Marcus Brandon
Madelyn Brown
Kelvin Buggs
Michelle Campbell
Alberto Caraballo
Stephanie Charles
Patrick Corrigan
Gabriel Coto
Mario Cuozzo, Jr.
Dylan J. Curtis
Daniel Davis
Santino V. Degregorio
Ebony Dixon
Christopher Dunlavey
Shamel Edge
Jacquline Egan
Sarah Evans
Alfredo Garcia
Edward Gonzalez
Kyle T. Grant
Althea Groarke
Christopher Henry
William Hothan
Eric Howard
Robert Humphries
Jamie M. Iandolo
Thomas Kartelias
Nazir Khan
Kevin Kuck
Christina D. Lindie
Akil Lewis
Zhangkai Lin
Beatrice Lozada
Daniel Maldonado
Orlando Malinay
Frank Maynard
Michael McCauley
Timothy McGurk
Treyvia McNeary
Felix Moldovan
Keith Moon
Isaiah Morales
Maurodona Morrison
Michael Morstatt
Ryan Murphy
Matthew Myers
Jamie Padilla
John S. Paster
Timothy J. Phillips
Luis Pineda-Trinidad
Mychal Pivetz
Kristopher Ragler
Katherine Renta
Mykka Richardson
Eric Robinson
Christopher Robinson
Edward Rodriguez
Kraig Roloson
Richard S. Ruiz
Djhonny Saint Louis
Maritza Sanchez
Fabio Santana
Christopher Savino
Eric Serrano
Steven Seymour
Joseph Siciliano
Shawn Sisti
Andrew Somaiah
Ashley Strevy-McDonald
Alexandra Torres
Amanda Uster
Tommy Vargas
Jonathan Velasquez
Andrew Wasniewski
Alexander Witkowski
Scott Zelenetz