Hennepin EMS union: New blue uniforms too closely resemble police Leaders fear new uniforms too closely resemble what police wear. July 7, 2021 5:48pm Text size Copy shortlink:
As Hennepin EMS prepares to unveil its new blue uniforms, after decades of showing up at emergency scenes in trademark UPS brown, the paramedics union argued Wednesday that the change could put lives at risk by making medics look even more like police officers than before.
While the agency s leadership said the move was intended to avoid confusion, in reality the new blue uniforms failed to separate [union] members from law enforcement, said a statement by Hennepin County Association of Paramedics and EMTs, which represents some local paramedics and dispatchers.
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