Elizabeth NJ EMTs Local 87

09/10/2026

Welcome aboard!

30/09/2026

HUGE thanks to the Barbosa family and Valenca on their generosity today.

They wanted to give back to the community and decided to give Uniformed First Responders a free meal today.

30/09/2026

At a recent Elizabeth City Council meeting. Our EMTs and EMS Supervisors which identify as Hispanic / Latino were recognized in observance of Hispanic Heritage Month which runs from September 15th through October 15th.

Thanks to members of City Council for honoring our members:
Council President / At Large Grova
Councilwoman At Large Perkins
Councilwoman At Large Gonzalez Lugo
Councilman Cedeno
Councilman Gallman
Councilman Gonzalez
Councilman Kiniery
Councilman Mazza
Councilman Torres



Patricia Perkins-auguste
Manny Grova
Councilman Carlos Torres
Councilman Carlos Cedeno

28/09/2026

If you’re going to be out at the National EMS Conference in AC, don’t forget to come donate blood on Wednesday November 18th!

19/09/2026

Celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month
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From September 15 to October 15, we proudly honor the rich cultures, contributions, and histories of Hispanic and Latino communities.
At Elizabeth Fire EMS, we're especially proud that over 40% of our EMTs and 30% of our EMS Supervisors represent countries/territories including:

🇨🇴 Colombia
🇵🇪 Peru
🇸🇻 El Salvador
🇪🇨 Ecuador
🇩🇴 Dominican Republic
🇵🇷 Puerto Rico
🇨🇺 Cuba
🇬🇹 Guatemala
🇲🇽 Mexico
🇳🇮 Nicaragua

We celebrate the dedication, heritage, and hard work that these team members bring to our department and our community every day.

According to the US Census the City of Elizabeth has a Hispanic/Latino population of 65%.






A TOUR
Cruz 🇨🇺
Pino 🇪🇨

B TOUR
Gomez 🇨🇴
Hernandez 🇸🇻
Medina 🇳🇮
Moz 🇵🇷🇸🇻
Caicedo 🇨🇴🇨🇺
Mendoza 🇪🇨
Munoz 🇬🇹
Valle 🇵🇷
Morales 🇲🇽

C TOUR
Gualdron 🇨🇴
Urgiles 🇪🇨
Burgos-Gonzalez 🇵🇷
Cuevas 🇵🇷
Gaston 🇵🇷

D Tour
Rodriguez 🇨🇴🇨🇺
Rosales 🇵🇷
Herrera 🇵🇪
Sanchez 🇪🇨🇩🇴

15/09/2026

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Burnout doesn’t always look like someone falling apart.

Sometimes it looks like the medic who stopped volunteering for overtime.

The EMT who used to light up the station but now sits quietly between calls.

The dispatcher who still answers every radio transmission perfectly, then cries alone in the parking lot.

The firefighter who keeps saying, “I’m fine,” because admitting otherwise has never felt safe.

Burnout rarely happens because someone wasn’t strong enough.

It happens when strong people are asked to carry too much, for too long, with too little support.

And eventually, the cost shows up.

It shows up in empty positions.

In mandatory overtime.

In exhausted crews training new employees who may not stay.

In experienced providers walking away with years of knowledge that cannot be replaced by another name on the schedule.

But the greatest loss cannot be measured in dollars.

It is the moment a first responder who once loved this calling begins to believe they were never anything more than a certification and an available shift.

Take care of your people before they forget why they started.

Listen before they stop speaking.

Notice before they disappear.

Support them while they are still standing, not only after they finally break.

First responders will give everything to this job.

They should never have to lose themselves just to prove they were dedicated to it.

12/09/2026

🇺🇸 THE DAY AFTER — REMEMBER WHO WE WERE 🇺🇸

Yesterday, we remembered September 11, 2001. Today, we should remember something else: who we became in the days that followed.

Twenty-five years have passed. Presidents have changed. We have lived through wars, conflicts, political disagreements, national tragedies, and challenges at home and abroad. The world is different.

But some things are worth going back for.

In the days after 9/11, Americans looked out for one another. Strangers helped strangers. Communities stood together. American flags were everywhere. Police officers, firefighters, EMTs, paramedics, dispatchers, nurses, doctors, and countless others worked side by side.

For those of us in EMS and public safety, those days showed what service truly means.

It wasn’t about the patch on your shoulder, the uniform you wore, where you came from, or what you believed politically.

Someone needed help — and you helped them.

Maybe when we say “Never Forget,” we shouldn’t only mean remembering what happened on September 11.

We should also remember September 12.

Remember the unity.
Remember the compassion.
Remember checking on your neighbor.
Remember thanking a first responder.
Remember helping a stranger simply because they needed help.
Remember putting our differences aside and standing together as Americans.

We can’t go back to September 12, 2001.

But we can bring some of September 12, 2001, back to us.

As EMTs, paramedics, firefighters, police officers, dispatchers, healthcare workers, and first responders, we can continue setting that example through service, compassion, professionalism, and taking care of one another.

Different presidents. Different wars. Different conflicts. Different times.

But the mission hasn’t changed:

Take care of people.
Take care of each other.
Serve your community.
Be there when someone needs you.

🇺🇸 Remember 9/11. Remember 9/12.
Never Forget — and never forget who we were afterward.

EMBA Local 87
Elizabeth Fire Department — EMS Division

#911

21/06/2026

Happy Father’s Day to Our EMBA Local 87 Members

Today we celebrate the fathers who answer two important calls every day the call of family and the call to serve their community.

While many people wear suits to work, we wear uniforms.
While many people work in an office building, our office is a moving ambulance, a busy street corner, a family’s home during their worst day, or the scene of an emergency.

As EMS professionals, we miss holidays, birthdays, and family gatherings to ensure others receive help when they need it most. Yet through it all, we remain fathers, role models, providers, and protectors both at home and on the job.

To all the dads of EMBA Local 87: thank you for your dedication, sacrifice, and commitment to serving others while always making time for the people who matter most.

Happy Father’s Day to the fathers who wear the uniform, save lives, and lead by example every day.

EMBA Local 87
Serving our community. Supporting our families. Protecting what matters most. 🚑❤️👨‍👧‍👦

04/06/2026