A medical emergency or shooting can unfold without warning — and as paramedic response times grow longer , New Yorkers are being urged to step in. On Tuesday, Nov. 18, the FDNY brought lifesaving training directly to Brownsville’s Van Dyke Community Center, hosting its first annual “Stop the Bleeding” campaign to prepare residents to act before help arrives.

The campaign is designed to help victims suffering from cardiac events or gunshot wounds receive immediate aid before EMS paramedics arrive.

FDNY Commissioner Robert Tucker said the department is “empowered by giving people something to do in an emergency, rather than just standing around when you see someone in need.”

The department does this, he said, by teaching life-saving skills “with confidence.” Close

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