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 ...

It allows them to have a vest also just in case,” said Daren Ziglar, chief of emergency services for Forsyth County EMS. Ziglar said the vests are needed because crews have been responding to an ...

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.

Old Orchard Beach Fire Fighter and Paramedic Bill Young spearheaded a fundraising campaign last year to purchase protective ballistic vests for firefighters and paramedics which can protect ...

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 ...

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.

The vests cost $1,100 each, Leciejewski said, and were obtained through the Greater Miami Valley EMS Council. These provide the highest level of protection possible, meaning they can shield ...

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 ...

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

Costing around $3,300 total, Yellow Breeches EMS bought the vests with money from their own budget while also receiving $1,000 in grant money from Wal-Mart's community grant team.

Wake County EMS is due to receive 475 bulletproof helmets and vests. "We've seen an increase in those type of events, and we’ve just got to take precautions at this point,” Colangelo said.

(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. “I’ve never se… ...