York Regional EMS also doesn’t have vests for its 48 providers, and cost is the major factor, said director Joe Stevens. A properly fitting vest can cost several thousand dollars, Stevens said.

Spending $100,000 to provide protective vests for Baltimore City emergency medical service employees is a waste of money (“Baltimore fire union calls for protective vests for medics, citing ...

York Regional EMS also doesn't have vests for its 48 providers, and cost is the major factor, said director Joe Stevens. A properly fitting vest can cost several thousand dollars, Stevens said.

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.

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 ...

CLEVELAND, Ohio -- Cleveland EMS is stepping up safety measures for its employees with a new policy that requires paramedics and EMTs to wear bulletproof vests during every call.

Each vest weighs between eight and 15 pounds, depending on the size. O'Connor said each vest costs about $500. "It's a worst-case scenario kind of thing," another EMS worker said.

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, ...

Cumberland Goodwill Emergency Medical Services is outfitting paramedics and EMTs with body armor.The EMS received a $49,000 private grant to purchase the vests that will be worn on calls to ...

EMS using ballistic vests thanks to grant. August 26, 2021 at 4:05 a.m. | Updated August 26, 2021 at 10:08 a.m.

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 ...