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This episode of Inside EMS is brought to you by Lexipol, the experts in policy, training, wellness support and grants assistance for first responders and government leaders. To learn more, visit\xa0lexipol.com.\nThis week, co-hosts Chris Cebollero and\xa0Kelly Grayson discuss the murder of FDNY EMS Capt. Alison Russo, who was violently stabbed to death by a man just a half mile from her home EMS station. The conversation touches on personal safety, how to prepare\xa0the EMS workforce with additional safety equipment and self defense training.\nThe duo also revisit the fraught discussion about arming EMS providers in the field and how thoughts on the topic have evolved over the years.\xa0\nNotable quotes from the episode\n"Some people say, 'We're not combatants, we're compassionate.' I was a combat medic; we can do both." \u2014 Chris Cebollero\n"Are we becoming so inured to the violence we face every day that we look at it as part of the job?" \u2014 Kelly Grayson\n"I think we need to learn hand-to-hand combat, I think we need to worry about wearing Kevlar vests, and we need to think about arming our paramedics with some kind of weapon." \u2014 Chris Cebollero\n\xa0\nMore about fallen FDNY EMS Capt. Alison Russo\nAn outpouring of support, outrage over FDNY EMS provider's murder\nRapid response: Risk of senseless violence is constantly looming\nEMS response is often considered safer than firefighting, but is it?\nFormer partner of slain FDNY EMS Lt. Alison Russo reflects on her love of EMS\nSlain FDNY EMS Lt. Alison Russo devoted herself to volunteer agency for 30 years\nFallen 25-year FDNY veteran was months from retirement\nFDNY EMS Lt. Alison Russo to be posthumously promoted to captain