Fire Commissioner Daniel A. Nigro Presides at Graduation Ceremony for Paramedics and Promotion Ceremony For EMS Officers

January 22, 2019

Fire Commissioner Daniel A. Nigro will preside over a graduation ceremony for Paramedics and a promotion ceremony for EMS Division Chiefs, Deputy Chiefs, Captains and Lieutenants on Wednesday, January 23rd at 10 a.m. at Christian Cultural Center, 12020 Flatlands Ave, Brooklyn.

“Our new Paramedics will bring life-saving medical training to our most serious medical calls, while our newly promoted Chiefs, Captains and Lieutenants will provide critical leadership at the more than 1.5 million medical emergencies FDNY members respond to,” said Commissioner Nigro. “Together, these members in their new roles, and every EMT, Paramedic, and Officer will continue to demonstrate that FDNY is not only the busiest Emergency Medical Service in the world, it’s also the best.”

Four members will be promoted to Division Chief, six members will be promoted to Deputy Chief, 23 members will be promoted to Captain, and 26 members will be promoted to Lieutenant.

Paramedics graduating from FDNY Medic Basic training have trained for 9 months at the EMS Academy, in all aspects of their job as Paramedics and Advanced Life Support providers, the highest level of pre-hospital care. These new Paramedics have been thoroughly trained in anatomy and physiology, biochemistry and pharmacology, as well as many critical lifesaving skills: intravenous therapy and medication administration; EKG monitoring and cardiac rhythm interpretation; and advanced airway management.

Several foreign languages are spoken by this diverse group of new Paramedics, including, Spanish, Cantonese, Ukrainian, Russian, Tagalog, French, Italian, Hebrew, Urdu, Hindi, Bengali, and Punjabi.

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

WHO: Fire Commissioner Daniel A. Nigro; Acting Chief of Department John Sudnik; First Deputy Commissioner Laura Kavanagh; Chief of EMS Operations James P. Booth, and many other FDNY officials and their families.

WHERE: Christian Cultural Center – 12020 Flatlands Avenue, Brooklyn

WHEN: Wednesday, January 23, 2019 – 10 a.m.

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