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BOLIVAR, Mo. (KY3) - City leaders are considering a request for nearly $10,000 to buy ballistic vests and helmets for Bolivar firefighters, equipment meant to help crews reach victims before a shooting scene is completely cleared. Bolivar Fire Chief Brent Watkins said the equipment would give crews a different level of protection than standard fire gear provides. “So the equipment we’re asking to purchase is ballistic vests and helmets for our on-duty crews,” Watkins said. “So if there was an active shooter or some other threat hazard, that our crews would have a different level of safety than based on fire gear.” The firefighters would not be armed and would not be sent after a shooter. Police would handle the threat, then escort fire and EMS into what officials call a “warm zone,” an area where victims may need help even though some danger could remain. Seven adjustable sets of equipment would cover five on-duty firefighters, plus the fire chief and deputy chief. The vests were quoted at about $6,800.
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BOLIVAR, Mo. (KY3) - City leaders are considering a request for nearly $10,000 to buy ballistic vests and helmets for Bolivar firefighters, equipment meant to help crews reach victims before a shooting scene is completely cleared. Bolivar Fire Chief Brent Watkins said the equipment would give crews a different level of protection than standard fire gear provides. “So the equipment we’re asking to purchase is ballistic vests and helmets for our on-duty crews,” Watkins said. “So if there was an active shooter or some other threat hazard, that our crews would have a different level of safety than based on fire gear.” The firefighters would not be armed and would not be sent after a shooter. Police would handle the threat, then escort fire and EMS into what officials call a “warm zone,” an area where victims may need help even though some danger could remain. Seven adjustable sets of equipment would cover five on-duty firefighters, plus the fire chief and deputy chief. The vests were quoted at about $6,800.
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BOLIVAR, Mo. (KY3) - City leaders are considering a request for nearly $10,000 to buy ballistic vests and helmets for Bolivar firefighters, equipment meant to help crews reach victims before a shooting scene is completely cleared. Bolivar Fire Chief Brent Watkins said the equipment would give crews a different level of protection than standard fire gear provides. “So the equipment we’re asking to purchase is ballistic vests and helmets for our on-duty crews,” Watkins said. “So if there was an active shooter or some other threat hazard, that our crews would have a different level of safety than based on fire gear.” The firefighters would not be armed and would not be sent after a shooter. Police would handle the threat, then escort fire and EMS into what officials call a “warm zone,” an area where victims may need help even though some danger could remain. Seven adjustable sets of equipment would cover five on-duty firefighters, plus the fire chief and deputy chief. The vests were quoted at about $6,800.
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BOLIVAR, Mo. (KY3) - City leaders are considering a request for nearly $10,000 to buy ballistic vests and helmets for Bolivar firefighters, equipment meant to help crews reach victims before a shooting scene is completely cleared. Bolivar Fire Chief Brent Watkins said the equipment would give crews a different level of protection than standard fire gear provides. “So the equipment we’re asking to purchase is ballistic vests and helmets for our on-duty crews,” Watkins said. “So if there was an active shooter or some other threat hazard, that our crews would have a different level of safety than based on fire gear.” The firefighters would not be armed and would not be sent after a shooter. Police would handle the threat, then escort fire and EMS into what officials call a “warm zone,” an area where victims may need help even though some danger could remain. Seven adjustable sets of equipment would cover five on-duty firefighters, plus the fire chief and deputy chief. The vests were quoted at about $6,800.
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BOLIVAR, Mo. (KY3) - City leaders are considering a request for nearly $10,000 to buy ballistic vests and helmets for Bolivar firefighters, equipment meant to help crews reach victims before a shooting scene is completely cleared. Bolivar Fire Chief Brent Watkins said the equipment would give crews a different level of protection than standard fire gear provides. “So the equipment we’re asking to purchase is ballistic vests and helmets for our on-duty crews,” Watkins said. “So if there was an active shooter or some other threat hazard, that our crews would have a different level of safety than based on fire gear.” The firefighters would not be armed and would not be sent after a shooter. Police would handle the threat, then escort fire and EMS into what officials call a “warm zone,” an area where victims may need help even though some danger could remain. Seven adjustable sets of equipment would cover five on-duty firefighters, plus the fire chief and deputy chief. The vests were quoted at about $6,800.
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BOLIVAR, Mo. (KY3) - City leaders are considering a request for nearly $10,000 to buy ballistic vests and helmets for Bolivar firefighters, equipment meant to help crews reach victims before a shooting scene is completely cleared. Bolivar Fire Chief Brent Watkins said the equipment would give crews a different level of protection than standard fire gear provides. “So the equipment we’re asking to purchase is ballistic vests and helmets for our on-duty crews,” Watkins said. “So if there was an active shooter or some other threat hazard, that our crews would have a different level of safety than based on fire gear.” The firefighters would not be armed and would not be sent after a shooter. Police would handle the threat, then escort fire and EMS into what officials call a “warm zone,” an area where victims may need help even though some danger could remain. Seven adjustable sets of equipment would cover five on-duty firefighters, plus the fire chief and deputy chief. The vests were quoted at about $6,800.
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