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 ...

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 ...

An EMT's protective vest saved him from an injury after he was stabbed by a mentally ill man, published reports say. Anthony Thomas Agathangelon, who was living at Salisbury House, a behavioral health ...

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 ...

It was the knife attack on a EMT in Harrisburg that convinced Jason Campbell, chief of Dauphin County's SouthCentral EMS, that his people needed bulletproof vests. For Yellow Breeches EMS Chief Robert ...

You are able to gift 5 more articles this month. Anyone can access the link you share with no account required. Learn more. OLD ORCHARD BEACH — The fire department will soon be able to purchase 20 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

First responders in Wake County are getting new bulletproof gear. Wake County EMS Director Chris Colangelo said it will be about three to four months before crews receive their ballistic gear. Wake ...

(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 ...