Wake County EMS will get 450 vests and helmets, one set per staff position, costing about $650,000. The vests should arrive later this year. Even routine calls not always ‘cut and dry ...

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 ...

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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 ...

Nearly 50 bulletproof vests were recently delivered to Cumberland Goodwill EMS, paid for by a $49,000 grant.

As of Oct. 28, there are 14 EMS fill-time vacancies out of 80 positions and four part-time vacancies out of 48. Vest said it’s a complete difference in pay, and people have gravitated to bigger ...

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.