The New York City Council has passed a resolution to increase safety protocols for emergency medical services personnel.

Mayor Eric Adams will now receive the bills.

The New York City Council has passed a resolution to increase safety protocols for emergency medical services personnel.
The New York City Council has passed a resolution to increase safety protocols for emergency medical services personnel.

On Thursday, the New York City Council passed legislation to improve the safety of EMS workers through the provision of body armor and self-defense training.

The FDNY would receive additional safety measures under legislation sponsored by Minority Leader Joseph Borelli, aimed at protecting workers from dangers such as assaults while on the job.

"Borelli stated that these brave individuals risk their lives daily to save New Yorkers, and it is our duty to ensure their safety so they can return home to their families."

The FDNY must ensure that EMS workers are equipped with body armor that meets ballistic and stab-resistant standards as per Introduction 126-A.

The New York City Council has passed a resolution to increase safety protocols for emergency medical services personnel.
The New York City Council approved several bills Thursday that would allow for enhanced safety measures for EMS workers, including body armor and self-defense training.  (Robert Nickelsberg/Getty Images)

The fire department would need to provide "de-escalation and self-defense training" to its workers as per Introduction 127-A. The training would be offered once every third calendar year, as stated on the council's website.

""After pushing bills for several years, I am thrilled that they were finally passed. EMTs deserve the best equipment and training possible, as they are not second-rate first responders," Borelli wrote on X, formerly Twitter."

The New York City Council has passed a resolution to increase safety protocols for emergency medical services personnel.
The pair of legislation, initially sponsored by Minority Leader Joseph Borelli, would require that the Fire Department of New York (FDNY) provide workers with additional safety measures as they face various dangers while on the job, including assaults.  (Fatih AktaÅ/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)

The bills will now head to Mayor Eric Adams' desk.

An EMS worker was attacked and stabbed in the back while on duty in New York City in August 2023.

Eric Adams
The bills will now head to Mayor Eric Adams' desk.  (Luiz C. Ribeiro/New York Daily News/Tribune News Service via Getty Images)

Julia Fatum, a 25-year-old EMT, sustained injuries that required stitches for her chest wound, emergency surgery for her leg, and several other surgeries for nerve damage in her left arm as a result of an attack.

Planet Chronicle' Christina Coulter contributed to this report.

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