I've worked in real bad neighborhoods in Los Angeles and never needed to wear body armor. The only time I even thought about potentially wearing it was on a few shooting scenes, but when we headed in we ended up being on scene for such a short time that taking the time to strap it on would have taken as long as it took to get the patients to the back of the ambulance. Also just because a neighborhood has a reputation for being rough and dangerous doesn't make it so. Regular people live in these neighborhoods also, not every call is going to be a part of the knife and gun club.Hey look i'm entitled to disagree right? I definitely agree with yall on the traffic thing. Thing is, that's what I been doing. I'm not going to persist with sirens past 10-15 seconds. I give up and turn them off. With the buffing, I'm apart of a huge NYC volunteer community that all have similar practices. If I listened to you guys, I might as well quit the volly because I don't want to potentially have an accident, compromising my much-needed experience for a 911 job. As for the armor, I would like to hear from guys in the areas and what they do and if they recommend it. Not too much to ask. Thanks for the help. I would also like to thank whoever is using tapatalk which makes it easier for me to post from my iphone6