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EMS peer support program included in budget

Spending plan also includes money for FDNY civilian, inspector positions

BY DUNCAN FREEMAN
Posted 7/11/25

The city’s 11,000 EMS workers will soon have access to wellness programs, helping them better contend with the traumatic situations they deal with on a near-daily basis.

The programs, instituted through a $1 million pilot initiative backed by the Council’s Progressive Caucus as part of its “Crisis to Care” platform, was included in the city's Fiscal Year 2026 budget.

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