State Capitol Ceremony Honors Fallen EMS Workers

Tucked away at the northeastern end of the Empire State Plaza in Albany is a memorial wall dedicated to honoring fallen EMS volunteers and employees from across the state. Eight names were added last week bringing the total to 120 names of emergency medical service technicians.

A Staten Island senator focused her remarks on the fallen involved with the World Trade Center bombing.

“When somebody is hurt, the first person you see is EMS and you know that you are in good hands. The EMS profession is one that requires immense courage, skill and resilience demanding sacrifices that go unnoticed. Yet, despite these challenges our EMS personnel continue to answer the call of duty putting themselves on the front line to safeguard the health and well-being of our communities,” said Senator Jessica Scarcella-Spanton (D – West Brighton, Staten Island), chairwoman of the Veterans, Homeland Security and Military Affairs Committee. “To hear that six of the eight EMS members who are being put on the wall today were lost due to 9/11-related illnesses is something I can deeply relate to.”

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