New Jersey 101.5 » EMTs http://nj1015.com New Jersey News Wed, 22 May 2013 13:32:39 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 Should EMS Workers in NJ be Subject to Background Checks? [AUDIO/POLL] http://nj1015.com/should-ems-workers-in-nj-be-subject-to-background-checks-poll/ http://nj1015.com/should-ems-workers-in-nj-be-subject-to-background-checks-poll/#comments Wed, 29 Aug 2012 12:41:07 +0000 Jim Gearhart Show http://nj1015.com/?p=158419 Is it really a big deal? Senator Joe Vitale thinks so. Vitale has sponsored legislation that would make it mandatory for any EMT worker to have a mandatory background check prior to their start as an EMT. This would prevent people in a vulnerable situation from being taken advantage of.

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]]> http://nj1015.com/should-ems-workers-in-nj-be-subject-to-background-checks-poll/feed/ 0 Spencer Platt/Getty Images NJ EMT's Not Being Checked For Possible Criminal Activity [AUDIO] http://nj1015.com/nj-emts-not-being-check-for-possible-criminal-activity-audio/ http://nj1015.com/nj-emts-not-being-check-for-possible-criminal-activity-audio/#comments Wed, 29 Aug 2012 09:00:45 +0000 David Matthau http://nj1015.com/?p=158333 You might be surprised to learn EMTs in Jersey don't have to go through a background check.

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]]> http://nj1015.com/nj-emts-not-being-check-for-possible-criminal-activity-audio/feed/ 0 From Flickr User: boegh NJ May Pick Up Burial Tab for Line-of-Duty Deaths http://nj1015.com/nj-may-pick-up-burial-tab-for-line-of-duty-deaths/ http://nj1015.com/nj-may-pick-up-burial-tab-for-line-of-duty-deaths/#comments Mon, 23 Jan 2012 10:14:09 +0000 Townsquare News Network http://nj1015.com/?p=45284 Funeral expenses for police officers, firefighters, EMTs and other first-responders killed in the line of duty may soon be covered by the state.

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