The New York City Council on Thursday approved several bills that would allow for increased safety measures for emergency workers, including bulletproof vests and self-defense training.
The bill, originally proposed by Minority Leader Joseph Borrelli, would require the New York City Fire Department (FDNY) to provide additional safety measures for employees who face various risks on the job, including assault. It was mandatory.
“These brave men and women put themselves at risk every day to save the lives of New Yorkers,” Borelli said in a statement.. “The least we can do is protect them and make sure they return safely to their families.”
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Introduced 126-A requires the FDNY to provide EMS workers with protective clothing that “meets ballistic and stab-resistant standards.”
The New York City Council on Thursday approved several bills that would allow for increased safety measures for emergency workers, including bulletproof vests and self-defense training. (Robert Nickelsburg/Getty Images)
Introduced 127-A also requires fire departments to provide “de-escalation and self-defense training” to their personnel. The training will be held once every three calendar years, according to the council’s website.
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“I’ve been pushing these bills for several years and I’m happy to finally get them passed,” Borrelli wrote on X (formerly Twitter). “Paramedics should not be second-class first responders and should receive the best equipment and training we can offer.”
The two bills, originally proposed by Minority Leader Joseph Borelli, would require the New York City Fire Department (FDNY) to provide additional safety measures to workers who face various dangers on the job, including assault. It was something. (Fatih AktaÅ/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)
The bill will now go to Mayor Eric Adams’ desk.
Emergency workers have been the victims of physical attacks in New York City in the past. In August 2023, a New York City man was charged with attempted murder and assault after repeatedly stabbing an EMT in the back of an ambulance.
The bill will now go to Mayor Eric Adams’ desk. (Luis C. Ribeiro/New York Daily News/Tribune News Service via Getty Images)
Julia Fatum, a 25-year-old paramedic, required stitches for a chest wound, emergency surgery on her leg and several other surgeries due to nerve damage to her left arm caused by the attack.
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FOX News’ Christina Coulter contributed to this report.
