FDNY EMS Local 2507 Demands that Fallen EMT Comrade Be Memorialized

FDNY EMS Local 2507 demands that fallen EMT comrade be memorialized

FDNY EMS Local 2507, the union of emergency medical technicians, paramedics, and fire inspectors, boycotted the National EMS Memorial Service Weekend of Honor for the second year in a row. The annual ceremony, held in Arlington, Va., on July 19, honors first responders who lost their lives in the line of duty. Local 2507 members continued to protest what they describe as ongoing disrespect toward one of their members. Frederick D. Whiteside, 43,…

National EMS Memorial Service issues statement regarding FDNY Emergency Dispatcher submission

The National EMS Memorial Service says FDNY EMT Frederick Whiteside’s line-of-duty death nomination is still under review following the union’s boycott of the memorial event

Firefighters, police officers honor those killed in the line of duty

Credit: Joerg Metzner Evanston firefighters and police officers gathered Tuesday morning at Firefighter’s Park, at Maple Avenue and Simpson Street, to honor the lives and legacies of first responders killed in the line of duty, both locally and nationally. The annual remembrance ceremony specifically recognizes Marty Leoni, William Craig and George Stiles, the three firefighters who have died at work in the Evanston Fire Department’s 150-year hi…

Firefighters hold memorial ceremony - Evanston Now

This year marks the department’s 150th anniversary.