FDNY Announces Death of Paramedic Following Training Academy Shift

FDNY Paramedic Salih Abdur Rahman, 46, served the citizens of New York for more than two decades.
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FDNY paramedic Salih Abdur Rahman died Wednesday morning after he completed his shift at the FDNY Fire Academy.

FDNY paramedic Salih Abdur Rahman died Wednesday morning after he completed his shift at the FDNY Fire Academy.

FDNY's fire commissioner announced Thursday afternoon that a paramedic passed away yesterday, following his shift.

Salih Abdur Rahman, 46, died Wednesday morning after he completed his shift at the Randall's Island fire academy.

“The FDNY is mourning the loss of Paramedic Salih Abdur Rahman, a dedicated Paramedic who served the people of New York for more than two decades,” FDNY Commissioner Robert S. Tucker said in a statement. “He touched the lives of so many EMTs and Paramedics, and the many whose lives he saved.”

He joined the department on Oct. 18, 2002 and was promoted to paramedic in 2021. 

Rahman lleft behind a wife and three daughters.

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