Mayor Eric Adams on Friday declined to say whether or not he would sign newly passed City Council legislation requiring the Fire Department to provide bullet and stab resistant body armor to emergency medical services workers.
The bill, which passed the council 48 to 0 on Thursday, would essentially codify an already existing practice of providing body armor to emergency services medical workers, while setting requirements that the vests meet the National Institute of Justice’s bullet and stab resistant standards. A second measure passed Thursday would require the FDNY to train EMS workers in de-escalation and self-defense every three years.
