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.

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 ...

With attacks against medics surging, the City Council is considering new legislation that would guarantee they have access to body armor vests and yearly self-defense training. Council Republican ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

It was summer 2021 at Roberts Park when a 911 call came in saying someone had fallen and needed help. A Wake County ambulance and EMS crew arrived and began providing medical care for a child patient.