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The GuardianNew York CityEmergency Medical ServicesFirst RespondersLabor and Pay

‘People are leaving’: New York City’s EMS workers are struggling to make ends meet

By Lok Darjee in New York · Oct 10, 2026, 9:00 AM CDT

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EMS workers, who make life-or-death decisions in emergencies, are the lowest paid first responders After 31 years in New York City’s emergency medical services, Oren Barzilay has started giving young New Yorkers advice he never imagined giving when he began his EMS career. “Don’t come here,” he tells them. “You are only going to hurt yourself.” It is a striking reversal for Barzilay, the recently

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Appeal to AuthorityThe article uses Barzilay’s long tenure to lend credibility to his criticism of EMS pay.

Emotive LanguageThe quote is framed to evoke fear and sympathy, emphasizing the personal cost of working as an EMS worker.

FramingThe narrative frames the issue as a moral failure of the city, positioning EMS workers as victims.

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Missing context

The article does not provide comparative salary data for other first‑responder groups, city budget figures for EMS, or information about recent wage negotiations or policy proposals that would help readers assess the claim that EMS workers are the lowest paid.

Important context

EMS workers in New York City provide emergency medical care and make critical decisions in life‑threatening situations; they are represented by FDNY EMS Local 2507, and their compensation is a matter of labor negotiations with the city.

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The piece blends reporting of a personal anecdote and a claim about pay with opinionated language (“You are only going to hurt yourself,” “the city failure”), making it more of an editorial than a strictly factual news report.