Ninety-six trainees were promoted to emergency medical technicians, and 18 others will take on the job of paramedic."The technology and the hardware and new equipment are important, but we need people like you willing to work hard for others, day or night, rain or snow,” said Scoppetta. “You are what makes this department great."
All graduates have completed training at the EMS Academy and will be assigned to various stations throughout the city.
The EMT and a police officer swam to the SUV, smashed a window and pulled out the driver.
He is in the hospital with minor injuries.
The patient you are treating has white,waxy skin on both hands.The patient hands feel as if they are frozen.They are swollen and you notice that blisters are forming. Which of the following would you NOT want to do in caring for this patient?
(3) Battle signs bruising
(2)Rub the hands
EMT-B EMT-I Test EMT-P NREMT
Where to Obtain EMS Training in New York State
Emergency Care Programs
872 East 29th Street
Brooklyn NY 11210
Courses Approved to Teach:EMT
Modern Health Resources
P.O. Box 190
Bronx NY 10463
718-432-1666
Courses Approved to Teach:EMT
NY Methodist Hospital Paramedic Program
Center for Allied Health Education
1401 Kings Highway, 2nd Floor
Brooklyn NY 11229
917-952-1860
Courses Approved to Teach:EMT AEMT CC AEMT - P
Regional EMS Council of NYC
475 Riverside Drive
Suite 1370
New York NY 10115
212-870-2301
Courses Approved to Teach:None at this time
N.Y. Hospital Medical Center of Queens
Dept. of Emergency Medicine
56-45 Main Street
Flushing NY 11355
718-670-1361
Courses Approved to Teach:EMT AEMT-P
Code One
731 White Plains Road
Bronx NY 10473
718-542-5866
Courses Approved to Teach:EMT
Institute of Emergency Care
St. Vincent's Hospital
170 West 12th Street
New York NY 10011
212-604-2595
Courses Approved to Teach:CFR & EMT AEMT-I AEMT-CC AEMT-P
Western Turnpike Rescue Squad
200 Centre Drive
Albany NY 12203
518-456-3600
Courses Approved to Teach:CFR EMT
Hudson Mohawk Regional EMS Council
1653 Central Avenue
Albany NY 12205
518-464-5097
Courses Approved to Teach:CFR EMT AEMT-I AEMT-CC
HVCC - Prehospital Emergency Medicine
80 Vandenburgh Avenue
Troy NY 12180
518-629-4895
Courses Approved to Teach:CFR EMT AEMT-I AEMT-CC AEMT-P
Town of Colonie Depart of EMS
Public Safety Bldg
312 Wolf Road
Latham NY 12110
518-782-2645
Courses Approved to Teach:CFR EMT
City of Albany Fire Department
165 Henry Johnson Blvd
Albany NY 12210
518-447-7879
Courses Approved to Teach:CFR EMT
Allegany County Emergency Services
Public Safety Building Room AD14
4884 State Route 19
Belmont NY 14813
585-268-7658
Courses Approved to Teach:CFR EMT AEMT-I AEMT-CC
Yates County BLS Training Center
227 Main Street
Penn Yan NY 14527
315-536-5537
Courses Approved to Teach:CFR EMT
Finger Lakes Community College
4355 Lakeshore Drive
Canandaigua NY 14424
585-394-3500
Courses Approved to Teach:CFR EMT AEMT-I AEMT-CC AEMT-P
Finger Lakes Regional EMS Council
63 Pulteney Street
Geneva NY 14456
315-789-0108
Courses Approved to Teach:CFR EMT AEMT-I AEMT-CC
LaSalle Ambulance
Rural Metro Medical Services
481 William Gaiter Parkway
Buffalo NY 14215
716-882-8400
Courses Approved to Teach:CFR EMT AEMT-I AEMT-CC
Wyoming County Community Hospital
1829 Church Road
Darien Center NY 14040
585-591-1718
Courses Approved to Teach:CFR EMT AEMT-I
Southern Westchester BOCES
Center for Career Services
Valhalla NY 10595
65 Grasslands Road
914-761-3400
Courses Approved to Teach:CFR EMT
Westchester Regional EMS Council
4 Dana Road
Valhalla NY 10595
914-231-1685
Courses Approved to Teach:Nothing at this time
Irvington Volunteer Ambulance Corp
80 Main Street
PO Box 101
Irvington NY 10533
914-591-5151
Courses Approved to Teach:CFR EMT
Mohegan Volunteer Fire Ambulance
PO Box 517
Mohegan Lake NY 10547
646-208-0404
Courses Approved to Teach:CFR EMT
City of Yonkers Fire Department
5-7 New School Street
Yonkers NY 10701
914-377-7540
Courses Approved to Teach:CFR EMT
Mobile Life Support Services
P.O. Box 471
69 Dickson Street
Newburgh NY 12551
845-562-4368
Courses Approved to Teach:CFR EMT AEMT-I AEMT-CC
Hudson Valley Regional EMS Council
259 Route 17K
First Floor
Newburgh NY 12550
Courses Approved to Teach:CFR EMT
Woodstock Rescue Squad
P.O. Box 222
Woodstock NY 12498
845-594-2132
Courses Approved to Teach:CFR EMT
Ulster County Ambulance Association
PO Box 231
High Falls NY 12440
845-256-1222
Courses Approved to Teach:CFR EMT
Dutchess Community College
Hollowbrook Park Bldg 4
31 Marshall Road
Wappingers Falls NY 12590
845-298-0717
Courses Approved to Teach:CFR EMT AEMT-I AEMT-CC
Authorities say the infant was in cardiac arrest when the officers arrived at the 14th floor apartment in the Van Dyke Houses, in the Brownsville section of Brooklyn, just after 9 a.m.
The two officers, assigned to the 73rd Precinct, reportedly took the boy from his mother and ran to the elevator.But as it was descending, the elevator stopped for an unknown reason, trapping the two officers inside.
After 20 seconds of not being able to make the elevator move, the two police officers forced open the doors, officials said.
Police say they climbed out of the elevator onto the eighth floor and ran, with the infant, down eight flights of stairs. They then hopped into their patrol car and rushed the boy to Brookdale Hospital, where he was pronounced dead.
The building is part of the Van Dyke Houses, maintained by the city Housing Authority, which was looking into the matter.
In order to provide the level of care that most closely matches the perceived need of patients requiring interfacility transport, the Regional Emergency Medical Advisory Committee (REMAC) of New York City developed Interfacility Treatment Protocols. This document reflects the changing field of out-of-hospital emergency medicine and the continuous attempts of the emergency medical and trauma communities in all provider sectors (municipal, voluntary hospital, proprietary, and volunteer), acting in concert, to provide high-quality, state-of-the-art, out-of-hospital emergency medical care to urgently ill and injured adults and children in the New York City region.
For more information, submit comments and/or questions to the Regional Emergency Medical Advisory Committee (REMAC) of New York City at....LINK
Happy Thanksgiving
A chaotic chain of gunfire.
It happened around 1 a.m. on Atlantic Avenue in East New York.
Police said the havoc began when one man, whose age wasn't known, shot three others, killing one, on Atlantic Avenue near the East New York neighborhood.
Then the gunman was shot himself by a second shooter who ran off with an accomplice, police said.
Two officers and a sergeant heard the gunfire and chased the second gunman, who was still armed, down Atlantic Avenue before the sergeant shot him while endeavoring to arrest him, police said.
A 21-year-old man, believed to be a shooter, was also shot in the leg as officers placed him under arrest.
Of the other wounded men, one, whose age wasn't known, was in critical condition with three gunshot wounds to the torso.
FDNY EMS Paramedics said the wounds to the other two, aged 20 and 17,appeared life-threatening.
Albany County EMS
Ambulance Services
Air Methods Corporation 405 Myrtle Avenue #206, Albany
Lifenet NY, Stat Flight
Altamont Fair Ambulance 129 Grand St., Altamont
Altamont Rescue Squad 767 Route 146, Altamont
Bethlehem Volunteer Ambulance Service 1121 Route 9W, Selkirk
Capital District Ambulance Service 89 West Street, Albany
Colonie Emergency Medical Services 312 Wolf Road, Colonie
Delmar Fire Department 145 Adams Street, Delmar
Five Quad Volunteer Ambulance 1400 Washington Ave Suite 116, Albany
General Electric Co Selkirk 1 Noryl Avenue Selkirk
Helderberg Ambulance Squad 978 Cole Hill Rd, East Berne
New York State Police Aviation 739 Albany Shaker Rd Albany Airport
Onesquethaw Volunteer Fire Company 2178 Tarrytown Rd, Clarksville
Physician's Ambulance Service 89 West Street Albany
Ravena Rescue Squad 1 Bruno Blvd Ravena
Rensselaerville Vol Ambulance 380 Fox Creek Rd Medusa
Voorheesville Area Ambulance Service 21 Voorheesville Avenue Voorheesville
Watervliet Arsenal Fire Department Building 22, Watervliet
Westerlo Rescue Squad 571 CR 401 Westerloo
Western Turnpike Rescue Squad 200 Centre Drive Albany
First Response Services
Advanced Life Support Albany County Eagle St. Rm 92 Albany
Albany International Airport Fire Department Albany Shaker Road Albany
Albany Department of Fire & Emerg Svcs 165 Henry Johnson Blvd Albany
Coeymans Hollow Volunteer Fire Corporation Coeymans Hollow 1290 SR143
Cohoes Fire Department Mohawk & Ontario Sts Cohoes
Fuller Road Fire Department 1342 Central Avenue Albany
Green Island Fire Department 7 Clinton Street Green Island
Guilderland Emergency Medical Service 5209 Western Turnpike Guilderland
Maplewood Fire Department 61 Cohoes Road Watervliet
Menands Volunteer Fire Company 1 250 Broadway Menands
New York State Police State Office Campus Bldg 22 Albany
New York Task Force 2 4240 Albany Street Albany
North Bethlehem Fire Department 589 Russell Road Albany
Pepsi Arena EMS 51 South Pearl Street Albany
Schuyler Heights Fire District 900 First Street Watervliet
Shaker Road Fire Department 550 Albany-Shaker Road Loudonville
Stanford Heights Fire Department 2240 Central Avenue Schenectady
NY Latham Fire Dept 226 Old Loudon Road Latham
Verdoy Fire Department 988 Troy Schenectady Road Latham
Watervliet Fire Department 116 13th Street Watervliet
Hitting kicking and biting
Among children of mothers with low education levels, those who receive regular care from other adults during preschool years may be less likely to have problems with physical aggression.
Hitting, kicking, biting and other forms of physical aggression are central features of a severe conduct disorder.These behaviors may be associated with social, physical and mental health problems.The origin of physical aggression problems can be traced back to early childhood, and studies have specifically shown that maternal characteristics, especially low levels of education, are among the best predictors of high physical aggression from early childhood to adolescence.
Sylvana M. Côté, Ph.D., of the University of Montreal, and colleagues studied 1,759 infants representative of all children born in Quebec in 1997 or 1998. Mothers were interviewed yearly from the time the children were age 5 months to 60 months, answering questions about family, parent and child characteristics and behaviors. This included details about non-maternal care services, provided to care for a child, usually while the mother is working. This may have involved center-based day care, family arrangements or other non-maternal care provided regularly during preschool years. Physical aggression levels were evaluated at 17, 30, 42, 54, and 60 months.
Of the 1,691 children who were followed for the whole study, 111 (6.6 percent) received no non-maternal care before preschool, 234 (13.8 percent) received some type of non-maternal care beginning before age 9 months and 1,346 (79.6 percent) received non-maternal care beginning at age 9 months or after. Children whose mothers had a low education level (i.e., did not have a high school diploma) were less likely to receive day care. However, children who did receive non-maternal care had lower levels of physical aggression, and the association was statistically significant among children who started day care before age 9 months.
Children of mothers who graduated from high school were at lower risk of developing physical aggression problems, and non-maternal care had no additional effect on their behavior.
In summary we provide robust evidence that the provision of non-maternal care services to children of mothers with low levels of education could substantially reduce their risk of chronic physical aggression, and that the protective impact is more important if children begin to receive these services before age 9 months," the authors conclude. "Because the children most likely to benefit from non-maternal care services are those less likely to receive them, universal programs involving the provision of non-maternal care should include special measures encouraging the use of non-maternal care services among high-risk families.He was lucky to have NYC FDNY EMT's save his ass
It was hand-to-hand combat in an all-out, bloody brawl. We asked the store owner if he'd do anything differently. He said next time, he'd have two machetes.
"Whether it was to rob or to kill him, but then after he hit him with the machete, the robber said, 'Just call the cops, please just call the cops,'" Johann Marte said through his translator, Queens Assemblyman Jose Peralta.
Hiding his face for now, in case someone seeks revenge, the bodega owner justified reducing the robber to a bloody mess last night.
Marte, a father of four, said the alleged criminal walked in his Woodhaven corner store with guns blazing, then wound up begging him to call the police.
"He was aiming for the gun," Peralta said. "As soon as he saw the gun, he was aiming for the gun, and that's all he was aiming for. He started swinging away at the gun, and it was lucky for him he ended up hitting the hand.
"He had to protect himself," one said. "You do what you can."
Local legislators warn store owners not to fight violence with violence. They're pushing for bodega safety measures, like panic buttons, connected to local precincts.
"He was very lucky to endure what he did, but we want to teach bodega owners not to do what he did," Peralta said. "Because unfortunately, nine times out of 10, they will end up dead."
Still, an eye-for-an-eye, says Marte, who was fired at four times before his machete beat the bullets.
The store has been robbed three times in the past, and it seems the Queens district attorney will treat this as self-defense and not charge Marte with anything. The robber-turned-victim is still recovering. He faces a number of charges.He was lucky to have NYC FDNY EMT's save his ass
(585) 753-3760 (Office)
(585) 753-3781 (Fax)
E-mail: tczapranski@monroecounty.gov
Regional EMS Council: Monroe-Livingston REMSCO
Regional EMS Program Agency: Monroe-Livingston REMSCO
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Barnard Fire Department---3084 Dewey Avenue, Rochester
Beacon Transportation, Inc
Rural/Metro Medical Services 177 University Avenue, Rochester
Brighton Volunteer Ambulance 1551 South Winton Road, Rochester
Brockport Fire Department Ambulance Corps 38 Market Street, Brockport
Chili Fire Department 3231 Chili Avenue, Rochester
Churchville Volunteer Fire Department 25 East Buffalo Street, Churchville
East Rochester Volunteer Ambulance Corps 254 West Ivy Street, East Rochester
Gates Volunteer Ambulance Service 1600 Buffalo Road, Rochester
Greece Volunteer Ambulance Service 867 Long Pond Road, Greece
Hamlin Volunteer Ambulance Corps 1483 Lake Road,Hamlin
Henrietta Volunteer Ambulance Service 280 Calkins Road, Rochester
Hilton Fire Department 135 South- Avenue, Hilton
Honeoye Falls Ambulance 210 East Street, Honeoye Falls
Irondequoit Volunteer Ambulance 2330 Norton Street, Rochester
Kodak Park Emergency Medical Service 1669 Lake Ave B-8, Rochester
Monroe Medi-Trans Ambulance 1669 Lyell Avenue, Rochester
National Ambulance & Oxygen Svc Rural/Metro Medical Services
177 University Avenue, Rochester
Penfield Volunteer Emergency Ambulance Service 1585 Jackson Road,Penfield
Perinton Volunteer Ambulance Corps 1400 Turk Hill Road, Fairport
Pittsford Volunteer Ambulance Service 40 Tobey Road, Pittsford
Point Pleasant Fire District 55 Ewer Avenue, Rochester
Rochester Institue of Technology Ambulance 117 Lomb Memorial Drive,Rochester
Rush Fire Department 1971 Rush-Mendon Road, Rush
Scottsville Volunteer Fire Department 385 Scottsville-Munford Road, Scottsville
Sea Breeze Volunteer Fire Association 4657 Culver Road, Rochester
Spencerport Volunteer Ambulance Service 116 Lyell Avenue, Spencerport
St. Paul Boulevard Fire Association 433 Cooper Road, Rochester
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Barnard Fire District 3084 Dewey Avenue, Rochester
Brighton Fire District 3100 East Avenue, Rochester
Bushnell's Basin Fire Association 683 Pittsford_Victor Rd, Pittsford
Egypt Fire Department 7478 Pittsford-Palmyra Road, Fairport
Fairport Fire Department PO Box 66124, Fairport
Gates Fire District 2355 Chili Avenue, Rochester
Gates Volunteer Ambulance ALSFR 1600 Buffalo Road, Rochester
Greater Rochester International Airport Fire Dept 600 Airport Way, Rochester
Greece Lakeshore Fire Department 545 Ling Road, Rochester
Hamlin Fire Department 1503 Lake Road,Hamlin
Henrietta Fire District 850 Bailey Road,West Henrietta
Honeoye Falls Fire Department PO Box 332,Honeoye Falls
Irondequoit Volunteer Ambulance Service ALSFR 2330 Norton Street,Rochester
Laurelton Fire District 405 Empire Boulevard, Rochester
Marine Fire Department PO Box 12792, Rochester
Mendon Fire District 101 Mendon Ionia Road, Mendon
Monroe County Sheriff Dept Marine Unit 130 South Plymouth Ave,Rochester
Monroe Medi Trans Monroe Ambulance- ALSFR 318 Smith Street, Rochester
Morton Volunteer Fire Company PO Box 129, Morton
Mumford Fire Department 1013 Main Street, Mumford
North Greece Fire Department 1766 Latta Road, Rochester
Northeast Quadrant ALS 945 Publishers Parkway, Webster
Penfield Fire Company 1838 Penfield Road, Penfield
Pittsford Fire District 8 Monroe Avenue, Pittsford
Ridge Road Fire District 1299 Long Pond Road, Rochester
Ridge-Culver Fire Department 2960 Culver Road, Rochester
Rochester Fire Department EMS Office 1190 Scottsville Road,Rochester
South East Quadrant Mobile Critical Care Unit 210 Turk Hill Road,Fairport
Spencerport Volunteer Fire Department 175 Lyell Avenue, Spencerport
University of Rochester Emergency Squad Merrill,Wilson Commons,Rochester
Walker Fire Department 1420 Walker-Lake Ontario Road, Hamlin
Webster Volunteer Fire Department 35 South Ave., Webster
West Brighton Fire Department 2695 West Henrietta Road, Rochester
An ongoing landlord-tenant dispute took a violent turn in Brooklyn Tuesday.
Two people were treated for burns after being splashed with a chemical in the Bath Beach section.
This confrontation unfolded in the first floor of the building on Bay 16th Street. Police and witnesses say an irate knife-wielding tenant left his apartment and headed to the super's apartment. The tenant's girlfriend reportedly followed him, begging him to calm down.
Coincidentally, the super was leaving his apartment to unclog a sink at another unit when he was confronted.
Both the tenant and his girlfriend were burned. Authorities say the fire department had to cut their clothes off of them on the street. They were treated by NYC EMS and taken to Staten Island University Hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.
Both the tenant and the super are facing charges.
Ambulance Committee Meeting
Host : The Regional EMS Council of New York CityAddress 1 : 475 Riverside Drive
Address 2 : Orthodox Room
City, State, Zip : New York New York 10115
Date Information:
Date : 11/27/2007
Time : 5:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Contact Information:
Organization: The Regional EMS Council of New York City
Name: Michelle S. Klemm
Phone Number : 212-870-2301
Michael Bloomberg's security detail was attacked today
A police officer in Mayor Michael Bloomberg's security detail was attacked on a subway platform Monday. He was treated By NYC EMTS for minor injuries.Related Links
It all happened around 1:20 p.m. at the Fulton Street station in lower Manhattan, according to the NYPD.
Mayor Bloomberg was unharmed.
City officials who were with Bloomberg said the mayor and most of his entourage were walking along the platform, and passed the disheveled-looking man as the train was pulling into the station.
The mayor was already about 15 feet past the man, and about to board the train, when the man shouted toward the officer, "I hate you," followed by profanity.
He then lunged at the uniformed officer, who was part of Bloomberg's entourage that protects him when he rides the subway. They scuffled - rolling around on the platform - before the man was taken into custody.
The 30-year-old suspect was taken to Bellevue Hospital hospital for observation. Officials said there was no reason to think he had targeted the mayor.
Bloomberg had just come from a Brooklyn event where he was showcasing his environmental agenda, which includes a plan to get more people onto mass transit to reduce traffic and congestion.
"I took the subway over here today," he said earlier Monday. "You know, it's a nice ride, and the bottom line is I didn't have to deal with a lot of traffic."
Bloomberg had just left the A-train and was on the 4/5 platform when the incident occurred.
He later called the injured officer at Downtown Hospital to make sure he was ok.
Stair chair of the future
Caterpillar stretcher unit provides ergonomic and time saving transportation
How did this design improve life and for whom?:
80% of patients being moved to the hospital by ambulance are not acute cases. They are conscious and aware of what is happening. However carrying a stretcher downstairs, with a 100-kilo person is not a pleasant experience for a patient or the paramedics, furthermore the weight load makes it difficult for women to manage the job. The patients feel insecure, and often in panic react by grabbing the stair railing which can result in a fall for all three involved, especially as they are often carried downstairs in a backwards position. Because it takes two paramedics to carry out this task, they must make extra trips up and down to fetch equipment and patient’s belongings. With the Caterpillar Scoop it is possible for one paramedic to move a patient downstairs, and the reduced weight load allows women to work as paramedics on an equal basis as men. The second paramedic can carry the equipment. Thus the product improves the work lives of both the paramedics as well as the patients.
This project started with the task of redesigning the ambulance interior. During the initial research it became clear that the stretcher and its placement in the ambulance were decisive factors. In studying the stretcher and observing its use by the paramedics, a number of weak points and paradoxes were discovered. These were problems that the users (ambulance workers) accepted as given work conditions, and the possibilities for improvement had not been identified or even considered before the designers analysed the work process and began suggesting alternative ways of doing the job. This design analysis brought the users into the problem identification process and was a significant factor in the problem solution.
resources, user kindness, aesthetics etc.:
The user studies phase of the design process was a significant element in identifying the problem. What started out as a routine ambulance redesign, ended up with an analysis of the work processes involved in the use of the ambulance, and the most significant was the use of the stretcher in connection with the ambulance. The design aspect in this case was thus, the designer’s ability to perceive problems from a holistic point of view and see the product in the context it was being used, which in this case involved strong considerations to function and user friendliness. The new stretcher design resulted in a completely different approach to patient movement and thus became the most important problem to solve. By concentrating on improving the personal experience of using the product a new technical design evolved, which led to the final solution and improvements in other associated aspects of the entire patient transport situation.
The process used to create the design:
The project was developed with the Swedish Ambulance Academy in collaboration with the user group – the ambulance staff. Extensive research during the problem identification phase included user studies, interviews, competitive and analogous product research, technical research and prototype exercises. This user research identified a number of problems, which were evaluated. One of the greatest design opportunities involved improving patient transport to and from the ambulance. The current situation involves a number of heavy lifts and patient maneuvering. Especially moving down stairways and on difficult terrain, the situation involves heavy and even dangerous lifting for the ambulance staff – a factor that also creates a sense of insecurity for the patient. Therefore the problem was to evaluate the current situation seen from the staff and patient’s point of view and develop a better, safer work environment for the staff and a more comfortable and secure situation for the patient.
The Caterpillar stretcher allows a safer, more effective work environment via the stair climbing capabilities due to the caterpillar track system, which brings the patient down stairs without heavy lifting and by one person. A viscose clutch controls descent and the lightweight construction, rear wheel steering and large wheels, greatly improve manoeuvrability. The unit also has a detachable “scoop” element eliminating an extra product and making the rescue situation faster and more effective.
FDNY EMT Pamela Falco arrested!
Drunken dialing's always a bad idea, especially when the number you're dialing is 911.
An off-duty FDNY emergency medical technician learned that lesson firsthand yesterday morning, after she supposedly made several fake emergency calls a few hours after police wouldn't arrest a bartender she thought had wronged her.
Pamela Falco, 48, was "out cocktailing in the Bay Street area" Wednesday night, according to a police source. Around last call, a bartender took her car keys, afraid she might get behind the wheel drunk, the source said.
Ms. Falco called the police at about 5 a.m. yesterday, telling them the bartender had assaulted her, according to court papers. But the officers who responded soon realized she was telling tales and wouldn't arrest him.
About an hour later, she made her way to her emergency band radio, and started ranting - on an NYPD frequency - about the quality and intelligence of Staten Island cops, the source said.
"Staten Island cops know nothing!" she allegedly said over a restricted radio band, according to court papers.
By 7 a.m., she had made her way to a pay phone near her Maryland Avenue home in Rosebank, and that's when she started calling 911, cops allege.
In a span of maybe 10 minutes, she made three bogus calls - two of them reporting that someone had jumped into Lower New York Bay, and a third reporting that a man with a knife had stolen her purse on Hylan Boulevard at Bay Street, according to the police source.
The man-in-the-water calls drew a massive response from police and the FDNY, who searched the bay near Edgewater Street for close to an hour, looking for a drowning man.
The police response to both incidents.Court papers don't detail the bogus water rescue call, but they describe another phony emergency cops say Ms. Falco concocted at about 7:40 a.m. That time, she claimed that someone took her purse at gunpoint.
Cops were able to trace the calls to the pay phone, and when they arrived, Ms. Falco was still there, the source said.
"I guess her hangover was still with her," the source said.
Ms. Falco is charged with reckless endangerment, falsely reporting an incident and obstructing government administration.An FDNY spokesman confirmed that Ms. Falco works as an EMT for the department, but wouldn't say where.
So far, the spokesman said, no disciplinary action has been taken against her, but FDNY officials will investigate the incident.
Ms. Falco has been an EMT for about two years, the police source said.
She's expected to be arraigned today in Stapleton Criminal Court.
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