Think twice before calling an ambulance. The FDNY hiked the cost May 1 to ride in a standard ambulance to $1,385, up from $900. Furthermore, the per-mile cost has jumped from $15 to $20.

FDNY has confirmed it is investigating the incident. The EMS lieutenant called 911 during an apparent asthma attack around noon at his home on East 73rd Street in Brooklyn, sources said.

The FDNY’s Chief of EMS Operations Michael Fields is under investigation, possibly over his wife’s meteoric rise in the bureau or the handling of her recent drunk-driving arrest, sources told ...

EMS Lt. Alison Russo-Elling, a 24-year veteran of the FDNY, was stabbed at Steinway Street and 20th Avenue in Astoria around 2:20 p.m., according to FDNY and NYPD officials. AP: Crawford wins ...

Six members of the FDNY responding to a nearby fire were among those injured in the Brooklyn collision Rachel DeSantis is a senior writer on the music team at PEOPLE. She has been working at ...