An FDNY paramedic was promoted to captain last month despite failing her state recertification exam for the second time — and landing on a restricted list, The Post has learned.
Juliette Arroyo, 49 — Miss June on the women’s 2018 FDNY Calendar of Heroes — has served as a personal assistant and driver to EMS Chief James Booth since 2015.
Booth tapped Arroyo for the prestigious post.
An internal FDNY report obtained by The Post shows Arroyo was restricted, or barred from working as a paramedic, on Dec. 20. Her state certification expires on Feb. 28.
Yet on Jan. 23 she was sworn in with 22 other new EMS captains.
FDNY insiders called Arroyo’s ascension a blatant case of favoritism.