Richard B the EMT Posted August 7, 2012 Posted August 7, 2012 One of the Paramedics at my station was on the union committee that fought for us to get the vests. On a rare occasion we actually worked together, he advised me that, against his suggestion, they (the FDNY) went with an over the uniform carrier that made us look to be a part of a Tactical/SWAT unit, instead of EMS, even with the FDNY patches velcro'd on. In a previous string, several here opined that there was nothing wrong with that, as the "implied threat" of an EMSer, so garbed, to someone who might otherwise think of assaulting. Others opined the "Tough Guy" look would promote someone to attack, if only to knock the tough guy down a peg on general principals. Please look up any of the old strings, reactivate 'em, and don't hijack this one, please?
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