Mayor Bill de Blasio NYC Media

In response to the record number of 911 calls that have been reported in New York City, there will be approximately 500 more emergency medical technicians and paramedics coming into the city, Mayor Bill de Blasio said.

So far, 270 of these professionals are already in New York, de Blasio said.

Additionally, the mayor’s office formally announced Tuesday morning, the Federal Emergency Management Agency is sending 250 more ambulances to the city. So far, 135 of those ambulances are already here, de Blasio said.

More nurses are also coming in to help the cities hospitals this week, de Blasio said.

There are 1,000 nurses that NYC Health and Hospitals has coming in “very soon,” de Blasio said, in addition to the 1,000 that have been previously announced by his office last week, for a grant total of 2,000 nurses.