Firefighters risk their lives on a daily basis to save others: Walking through burning buildings, performing water rescues, and fighting brush fires. But, what was at first a normal medical call last week turned into a very dangerous situation for Spokane firefighters.
"The person went from a normal status like you and I talking here to extremely violent," said Spokane Fire Chief Schaeffer.
The person who firefighters went to go help was suffering from a medical episode. That person went back inside their home and grabbed a gun. Schaeffer says that man then pointed the weapon at firefighters, which forced them to retreat and call the police for help
“Between that time of the police department arriving the person was in a vehicle and driving away," Schaeffer said.