As a Paramedic Mourns a Colleague, the Calls Don't StopImage2:15 p.m. Possible cardiac arrest. He flips on the lights and siren of his red Emergency Medical Service vehicle and steps on the gas. For the last 23 years, Captain Bonilla has been locked in a perpetual struggle with both, first as an emergency medical technician, now as a paramedic with the Fire Department’s Emergency Medical Service. In New York City, 911 calls often elicit a shock-and-awe response. They are members of the New York City Fire Department though they do not earn as much as their uniformed colleagues.

Source: New York Times March 24, 2017 17:26 UTC