2020
OREN
BARZILAY
PRESIDENT/ EMS LOCAL 2057-UNIFORMED EMT’S,
PARAMEDICS & FIRE INSPECTORS OF THE FDNY
Oren Barzilay has been serving as President of the EMS Local 2057-Uniformed EMT’s,
Paramedics & Fire Inspectors of the FDNY. He was born in Israel in May of 1972 and his
parents migrated to the United states in his early childhood.
Barzilay graduated from Forest Hills High School in 1990, and he attended Nassau County
community college in 1991-92, majoring in criminal justice. Barzilay joined the Forest Hills
volunteer ambulance corps at the age of 16 while in highschool and enrolled in an EMT class
at the age of 17, while still attending highschool.
While serving the community for a few years, Barzilay knew that EMS was his calling. He has
said there’s nothing more rewarding than helping those in need during their medical crisis.
Performing CPR on someone that stopped breathing and bringing them back to life takes
extraordinary efforts by all those involved, delivering a baby is bringing life, it’s the most
honorable job he can think of.
Barzilay joined NYC EMS in 1995, he was initially assigned to Battalion 16 in Harlem. EMS
later merged with the FDNY in 1997. In 1999 he got involved with his union, by attending
many meetings, and he soon found himself becoming a station representative at EMD.
Barzilay met his wife in 2006, which led to their marriage in 2014. His wife was also an FDNY
EMT.
Through the years of helping and being heavily engaged with the members of the union,
Barzilay was elected to hold numerous roles to lead the men and women of FDNY EMS,
which ultimately led Barzilay to his current position of President. He would do it all over again.
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