Two EMTs are now wearing protective vests when they respond to calls, spending their own money to buy the equipment.

Two Woodstock EMTs are paying out of pocket for stab- and bullet-resistant vests as their agency says budget limits prevent ...

Woodstock's EMS administrator said there hasn't been an incident of violence in town but they want to be proactive.

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 ...

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 ...

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.

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 ...

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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. AUSTIN (KXAN) — Firefighters and paramedics in Austin will soon have their own bulletproof vests. On Wednesday, the Central Texas ...

CARLISLE, Pa. — It’s a literal and figurative extra layer of security. "It's unfortunate that you have to account for that now in society but we're doing it," said Nathan Harig, assistant chief of ...

FORSYTH COUNTY, N.C. — Forsyth County Emergency Services now has 80 new ballistic vests after agency leaders said their personnel had close calls over the past year. "(A) drive-by shooting occurred ...