Cincinnati firefighers are making a plea to the city council to get new bulletproof vests.
"It makes sense to me," Councilmember Christopher Smitherman said. "It's unfortunate that it's the new reality."
Last October, the city made the first step, buying more than 180 bullet vests for firefighters in anticipation of the Ray Tensing trial. But now, firefighters say they need about 670 more.
"We need to have everything possible to do our job, focus on treating the patient and getting them to the hospital," firefighter union president Matt Alter said. Alter said he had already seen the need for bulletproof vests. Just last month, firefighters in Northside were shot at while making a welfare check.