REPORTS ON WHY IT’S NEEDED. THIS ONE IS DESIGNED TO STOP HANDGUN BULLETS. PARAMEDICS AND EMTS WITH CUMBERLAND GOODWILL EMS ARE NOW OUTFITTED WITH BULLET PROOF VESTS. WE GO TO PLACES WHERE SOMEONE HAS ...

YOU CAN GET VIDEO UPDATES FROM OUR WEATHER TEAM, CHECK THE HOUR-BY-HOUR TEMPERATURE, AND GET ALERTS WHEN WATCHES OR WARNINGS ARE ISSUED. NEW TONIGHT FORSYTH COUNTY EMS WORKERS HAVE A NEW WAYO T ...

Springfield Fire Rescue Division responders will wear ballistic protective vests on calls with the threat of violence in order to protect themselves against guns. The new policy, implemented this ...

Sun Prairie paramedics will soon feel a lot safer on the job, after they received a $1,500 grant from the state to purchase bulletproof vests. “We are kind of approaching a new era in EMS,” Kep ...

(WGHP) — The strain on EMS crews across the Triad is not letting up. As calls for help regarding violent crimes increase, more crews are wearing protective bulletproof vests. Stay on top of breaking ...

MT. HOLLY SPRINGS, Pa. (WHTM) – A local EMS is taking their protection into their own hands. Yellow Breeches EMS in Cumberland County is now equipped with 15 bulletproof vests. They say there was no ...

Ryan Runkel, a paramedic supervisor at Northwest EMS, recently bought a bulletproof vest for work. “Incidents of violence against EMS providers are on the rise,” he said. Runkel purchased the vest ...

WEBVTT RING PITS EMTS TO WEAR BULLETPROOF PVESTS. PEACH AMBULANCE ALREADY HAS FOUR PVESTS ON BOARD, BUT PARAMEDICS PHAVE BEEN ALLOWED TO WEAR THEM PAT THEIR DISCRETION. PBUT NOT ANYMORE. P>> IN LIGHT ...

HONOLULU (KHON2) – The job of first responders has never been an easy one, but now more than ever EMS personnel respond to dangerous situations, Some even added bulletproof vests to their uniforms.

PITTSBURGH (KDKA) -- Northwest EMS workers in McKees Rocks will soon be outfitted with a new line of protection when responding to calls. One hundred and twenty ballistic vests arrived last week for ...

SOUTH MIDDLETON TOWNSHIP, P.A. --- Since October, Yellow Breeches Emergency Management Service has put a policy in place that puts 15 bullet and knife resistant vests to use. While Chief Bob Weidner ...

A grant application from 2019 has led to the Cole County EMS staff being equipped with ballistic vests. "We wrote a grant to Firehouse Subs (Public Safety Foundation) and in the process we had to ...