NIOSH Releases Report on Deadly Appleton (WI) Shooting During EMS Call

Summary of the NIOSH Firefighter Fatality Investigation On May 15, 2019, a career firefighter was killed, and a police officer and a civilian were injured after being shot while on an emergency medical services (EMS) incident involving a patient who overdosed. The firefighter was part of a three-person crew on engine 9321 that was dispatched along with a private ambulance company at approximately 5:30 p.m. to the report of a patient who had a seizure on a public bus at a bus terminal. A police officer was first on scene. The unconscious patient was successfully treated with naloxone on the bus by a paramedic and regained consciousness. The patient and responders then exited the bus at 5:47 p.m. A second police officer arrived after the patient walked off the bus. Read the full report here. The police officers, fire, and EMS crews believed that the naloxone would wear off and were concerned for the patient’s continued well-being. All of the responders expressed their concerns for the patient’s well-being to the patient multiple times. Because all of the responders believed the patient would need additional medical assistance and should be transported to a local hospital for follow-up medical care, the police officers asked the patient repeatedly if he had anything on his person that could harm the fire and/or EMS responders. During this conversation, the patient abruptly produced a concealed handgun and began firing at the responders. Police officers im...
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