City Council passes bill to give EMT's body armor, self-defense training

NEW YORK CITY (PIX11) -- City Council passed two bills on Thursday granting FDNY emergency medical services workers body armor and self-defense training. The bills require FDNY to provide emergency medical personnel with bullet-proof and stab-proof armored vests and self-defense and de-escalation training, city officials said. “In the four or five years since these bills [...]