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New York City Fire Department Emergency Medical Technician - Paramedic Review

Great compensation, terrible education, worse administration

Emergency Medical Technician - Paramedic (Current Employee) - Queens, NY - November 16, 2021

Don't believe the hype. You can make a decent living here, and get 100% paid for health benefits. The pros end there. No, FDNY is NOT the best trained. Not by a long shot. It's actually pretty pathetic how low the standards are here. Administration? Couldn't care less. Numbers numbers numbers. That's it.

Pros

Compensation, Job security

Cons

Everything else

Ratings by category

2.0 out of 5 stars for Work/Life Balance

4.0 out of 5 stars for Compensation/Benefits

3.0 out of 5 stars for Job Security/Advancement

1.0 out of 5 stars for Management

1.0 out of 5 stars for Culture

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Paramedic (Current Employee) - Queens, NY - June 16, 2021

If you took 50 FDNY EMS workers and asked them each if they liked their job, you'd get a 50/50 split. The pay is terrible compared to the super high cost of living and taxes. The benefits are great, but having to stay on for 25 years is asking a lot of people who run more then 1.5 million EMS calls in The City That Never Sleeps. I, however, have loved it for the last 16 years. I look forward to advancing into the nursing field after completing nursing school last year. I wouldn't have gotten where I am today if not for my experiences as an FDNY Paramedic. We see it all, we've done it all. There is a reason why we are called New York's Best and we prove it day after day. I've loved FDNY EMS and it will always have a place in my heart when I move on to greener pastures.