According to the operational guide, EMTs must "make every attempt to gain access" before asking dispatch to call FDNY, and "The ranking Fire Officer has the authority to force entry." It also says ...

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 is reviewing the response to a 911 emergency call made by an off-duty EMS lieutenant in cardiac arrest to see if more could have been done by the Emergency Medical Technicians who closed ...