Boston EMS (Emergency Medical Services)

Multiple units from Boston EMS responded overnight to a challenging boat crash. In difficult conditions, including darkness and slippery shoreline rocks, EMTs located the scene and began patient care.

Working in close coordination with Massport Fire, crews carefully extricated four patients from the rocks. One critically injured patient was transported by an ALS ambulance to an area hospital, and three additional patients were transported by BLS ambulances.

From all of us at Boston EMS, we celebrate and honor all mothers — and everyone who nurtures, guides, and cares for others with a mother’s love. Thank you for all you do, today and every day. Wishing you a beautiful and joyful Mother’s Day.

Friday evening, Boston EMS Lieutenant Ed McCarthy was the first to arrive to a fire at an apartment building on Cummins Highway in Mattapan. Lt. McCarthy saw the smoke and ran inside to begin knocking on doors and helping multiple people, including children, to safety through smoke filled hallways.

Boston Fire arrived soon after and took over. Lieutenant McCarthy provided critical information to firefighters that several children were still inside. All made it out safely.

Excellent work, Lieutenant! We’re grateful for your quick thinking, steady leadership, and commitment to keeping City of Boston safe.

📸 Credit: Boston Fire

Boston EMS joins communities across the Commonwealth in mourning the heartbreaking loss of the Massachusetts State Police Trooper killed in the line of duty this morning. Standing shoulder to shoulder with fellow first responders, we honor his memory and hold his family, loved ones, and members of the Massachusetts State Police close in our thoughts as they navigate this unimaginable loss.

May Trooper Kevin Trainor’s service, sacrifice, and unwavering commitment to protecting others always be remembered.

Boston EMS is proud to welcome Recruit Class 2026-1! Last week, 28 new recruits took their first steps into a challenging and rewarding journey, beginning months of hands-on training led by our exceptional Training Captains and Field Training Officers. In the weeks ahead, they’ll build the knowledge, skills, and confidence needed to deliver world-class emergency medical care to the people of Boston.

To close out their first full week, the class had the privilege of hearing from a remarkable group of Boston EMS retirees. Thank you to our retired members who returned to share their insight, lessons learned, and the kinds of stories you can only gather over a lifetime of service. We’re grateful for your continued connection to—and support of—the department.

Final Boston EMS transport count associated with the 130th Boston Marathon: 31.

To every runner who pushed through the miles—congratulations. And to our EMTs, Paramedics, Special Operations team, Public Safety partners, and medical partners: thank you for the outstanding teamwork that helped keep Marathon weekend and Patriots Day safe from start to finish.

As of 7:00 P.M. on Monday, has transported 27 patients from the Boston Marathon.

Congratulations to Boston EMS EMT Eliot Wallace, who finished the 130th Boston Marathon in 3:23:06, and to Boston EMS Paramedic Eldar Pehilj, who finished in 4:53:26. Incredible work by both of you—you made us proud!

Good luck to all the runners in the 130th Boston Marathon!

More than 100 Boston EMS EMTs and Paramedics are positioned along the course, in medical tents, and at the Finish Line. You’ll see our teams on bikes, on foot, in carts, and in gators, moving quickly through the crowds to deliver care wherever it’s needed. We’ve added staffing in the Field, at Dispatch, and across Special Operations to ensure seamless coverage citywide.

Months of planning led to this moment. We’re in place, we’re prepared—and we’re ready.