The New York City Council has passed bills requiring the FDNY to provide body armor, de-escalation, and self-defense training to Emergency Medical Services (EMS) workers. The bills aim to address the increasing assaults on first responders. Mayor Eric Adams still needs to sign the bills for them to become law.
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New York City Council approved a bill Thursday requiring the FDNY to give bulletproof vests to EMTs. Supporters say it's necessary as threats against first responders intensify. @AliBaumanTV reports. https://t.co/2uMFRWrTvJ
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A pair of bills passed by the City Council on Thursday would require the FDNY to provide Emergency Medical Services workers with bullet- and stab-proof armored vests along with self-defense and de-escalation training. Mayor Eric Adams must still sign the bills, which had stalled… https://t.co/9jwJqw3bLZ
NYC Council approves bills to give EMS workers body armor, self-defense training as assaults rise https://t.co/VxtrEbMr3O https://t.co/vsviRWjTvZ
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