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Elise LeBron, Emmanuel Abreu, and daughter Rose stopped by Station 31 with cards, flowers and the latest addition to their family, Ace, to thank Paramedic Joe Torrillo and EMTs Will Cadet and Brandon Camacho-Iglesias for coming to their aid on December 11. Elise had been feeling contractions when her water suddenly broke in the middle of the night. Dispatchers provided pre-arrival instructions and kept the family calm until Members arrived to ensure the baby was healthy and helped dad cut the um

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Yesterday, FDNY Dispatchers, Firefighters, EMS and our NYPD partners worked quickly to rescue five children who became lost in a Staten Island sewer system. | New York City Fire Department (FDNY)

In an emergency when lives are at risk, FDNY dispatchers are the first response, collecting information and making sure help is getting where it needs to go, as quickly as possible. EMT Dale Bartolomeo with Emergency Medical Dispatch says dispatchers are the “silent heroes.” For National Public Safety Telecommunicators Week, we thank our dispatchers who answer thousands of calls each day. They are unseen, but they always provide a comforting presence, and often, lifesaving instructions. “You’re

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