Pittsburgh police records indicate that a city firefighter suffered a drug overdose while on duty in a Brookline fire station on New Year's Eve.
A police officer was dispatched at 6:23 a.m. to Station 26 on Brookline Boulevard to investigate the report of an overdose, according to a police incident report. The firefighter survived.
Earlier this week, public safety officials told the Tribune-Review that a firefighter suffered a “medical emergency” at the station Dec. 31 but would not discuss the nature of the emergency or the medical treatment involved.
Public Safety Director Wendell Hissrich said at the time that he and fire Chief Darryl Jones were investigating. He said the firefighter, whom he would not name, is no longer on duty.