A firefighter accidentally shot himself in the groin while battling a grass fire off westbound 1-94, authorities said.
The Athens firefighter had a concealed-pistol license, police told WWMT Newschannel 3.
Emmett Township on Monday, March 19, called for an ambulance to the 100 mile marker of I-94 to a report that a firefighter had been shot in the groin area. The gunshot was self-inflicted, Calhoun County Emergency Network said.
It said state police responded to the incident.