Oren Barzilay

EMS Local 2057-Uniformed EMT’s, Paramedics & Fire Inspectors of the FDNY

President

Oren Barzilay is 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 high school and enrolled in an EMT class at 17 while still attending high school. 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 admirable job he can imagine.

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 became 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 union members, 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.