After Detroit EMTS Alfredo Rojas and Kelly Adams were viciously attacked by a man with a box cutter, the new Fire Commissioner, Eric Jones is fast tracking safety training for Detroit medics. It will start with verbal judo, skills for medics to de-escalate a violent person. Jones says Boston EMTS got the same training from Detroit police. Medics will be trained on communication and mental health. Ambulances and police cars will be tracked with GPS so medics will know where their backup is at all times. Jones says the top request from Detroit EMTS is body armor.
