Fire Commissioner Salvatore J. Cassano will cut the ribbon on a new FDNY EMS Station, located at 501 West 172nd Street in Manhattan on Monday, January 7, at 10 a.m. EMS Station 13 will serve Washington Heights and the surrounding communities.

�Since 1996, the Department has wanted an EMS Station in Washington Heights to better serve one of our busiest areas of the city,� said Commissioner Cassano. �This new station will mean improved availability of ambulances staffed by highly-trained FDNY EMTs and Paramedics in the community and will enable the Department to further improve on our record-setting ambulance response time of 6:30 in 2012 to the most serious medical emergencies.�

EMS Station 13 is a 3,136 square foot facility located at West 172nd Street and Amsterdam Avenue. This new station will staff 17 ambulance tours and three EMS Officer tours each day. The station contains a supply area for advanced and basic life support, a vehicle supply room, a decontamination bay and parking for spare ambulances. FDNY received jurisdiction of the property from the Department of Citywide Administrative Services in 2011 and worked with the Mayor�s Office of Management and Budget to secure $1.4 million in funding for the project.

(YWN Desk – NYC)