Firefighter Body Armor News & Articles

• ‘The world has changed’: Ind. city FFs, medics outfitted with body armor

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  “We try to be prepared for everything, and this is just another piece of that,” Battalion Chief Ryan Miller said

• Ore. firefighters to get body armor as risks increase

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  The decision was spurred by a “changing landscape” and more calls that increase the possibility of Portland FFs being involved with aggressive patients and bystanders

• Why fire and EMS agencies should invest in body armor – and how to afford it

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  The role of fire and EMS personnel is changing and this extra layer of protection can save lives

• Seattle Fire Foundation seeks to purchase body armor for FFs amid riots

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  The nonprofit has set a goal of $130,000 to go toward outfitting every city firefighter with body armor and helmets

• Body armor opinions: FR1 community weighs use of ballistic protection

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  As mass violence incidents grow in scale and frequency, firefighters face difficult questions related to protection efforts

• IAFF: Violence against fire, EMS personnel 'never acceptable'

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  The union condemned those who have "interrupted" peaceful protests and directed violence at firefighters and EMS providers

• Rapid Response: Firefighters describe alarming moments during riots

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  Close calls in dire times demands vigilance, perseverance and the option to pull back in order to stay safe

• Rapid Response: Protests prompt fire departments to consider their ‘must-saves’

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  Minneapolis protests highlight the need for contingency planning for fire/EMS facility and apparatus security

• 10 fire facts to share with cops

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  Help police officers better understand the environment if they become trapped in a fire or find themselves in a tactical situation involving fire

• NC FD requests ballistic vests for EMS calls

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  The Wilmington Fire Department plans to buy 60 vests for firefighter-EMTs responding to shooting or stabbing incidents

• Pa. organization exceeds fundraising goal for first responder ballistic vests

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  The "Invest in Vests" fundraiser raised enough money to buy 92 vests for firefighters, EMS personnel and police

• Tactical medics approved to carry handguns

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  Green, Ohio, tactical paramedics are now permitted to carry handguns when called out to assist the sheriff's SWAT following a change in state law

• Tactical paramedics should be allowed to carry firearms, Ohio fire chief says

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  The fire department is seeking permission from city council to arm paramedics who assist the SWAT team

• Hospital donates ballistic vests to W.Va. firefighters, medics

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  Wheeling Hospital donated 12 vests worth about $9,000 to the Wheeling Fire Department

• Pa. FD will get body armor for calls involving violence

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  The purchase of the vests comes after the Jeannette Fire Department responded to two fatal shootings in two months

• Body armor: The new firefighter PPE

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  Assessing levels of protection, situations in which to don body armor, and active shooter policies and procedures

• Fla. FD receives new active attacker response gear

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  The new protective gear, funded by a $34,000 state EMS grant, is specifically designed for members to respond to an active attacker situation

• Mass. city fire-EMS department buys ballistics gear

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  Falmouth Fire Department purchased 25 armored vests and helmets, known as ballistics gear, which will be placed on fire trucks and in ambulances and provided to command staff

• Simulation training prepares first responders for the possible not just the probable

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  With violence against paramedics and fire-rescue personnel becoming more frequent, training must include simulations of responding to "everyday" calls gone wrong

• Ill. city officials to purchase ballistic vests for first responders

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  Aurora officials recommended buying ballistic vests for firefighters who are part of special tactical units weeks after a mass shooting

• Fla. fire dept. gets equipped with body armor

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  The St. Augustine Fire Department recently added a supply of body armor and helmets to each of their trucks

• Ohio responders equipped with ballistic gear

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  Miami Township firefighters and paramedics will use the ballistic vests on calls where there might be a weapon at the scene

• Ariz. fire dept. responders to be equipped with body armor

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  The Mesa City Council voted to spend $262,000 on body armor for firefighters and paramedics

• Houston Fire Dept. to purchase ballistic vests

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  Fire Chief Samuel Peña said along with the usual firefighting dangers, the department “must now also consider protection against violent acts”

• School is in, is your active shooter response ready?

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  Pre-plan your involvement in rescue task forces, lock-downs, controlled campuses, limited access and active threat plans

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