we’re told that the firefighters seem like they will be okay but we do want to
go to them now because we’re
hearing from them shortly
as news conference
begins downtown. For fire we do
want to turn it over to Mayor
Curry who looks like he’s
taking to the podium.
>> All right
good afternoon. I got a call we
brief last night huh a
stabbing.
Personnel Jackson fire rescue.
♪
>> why can’t use the words of like use right now and I wanted to use
last night but the idea that we
have men and women that we’ve
got to protect us every day
and they’re in a situation
where they’re trying to save
lives and take care of people
♪
thank you want to miss lost
their life another one
got stabbed, it’s just it’s
outrageous and I’m going to be
supportive of
law enforcement and prosecutors
to make sure this person is
prosecuted to the fullest
extent of
♪
the law with that I’ll turn it
over to a fire chief.
>> Watch live around 10 o’clock Jeff already responded to a 88 Franklin Street for question
suffering with back pain while
transporting a patient you have
helped. For evaluation. The
patient became aggressive For
the capital port Norris.
♪
The patients got up off the stretcher and was the cap more sun during in sort of fall into
struggle. The patient took a
box cutter for the cap more to
the front pocket and began to
stab and cut cap
♪
and Morris.
When cutting the stems occurred
in the upper chest and
abdominal area.
♪
Winter nears driving rescue unit all this and Harper heard the commotion of the purring
and stop arrest, you we got out
and got in the back and Jones
indices that Moore’s and during
the struggle to restrain
♪
the patient. Year Harper
pretty severe laceration to the inside of a spa on the right leg.
♪
Therefore be a car fire continued to struggle with the patient until death so Robin
with over
♪
the situation.
About the same town who
have helped security guard
pulled up to the scene on a
golf cart and made a quick
decision to give capitals
arrived to the trauma center.
>> Instead of waiting on
additional jail, 40 units
arrived on scene.
♪
That decision was paramount in getting the rapid treatment that more is needed to save
♪
his life.
Yet North arrived in the trauma
center with a collapsed lung.
Substantial blood loss which
resulted in dangerously low
what pressure.
♪
♪
♪ That was a state laws and the that emitted to the hospital
for treatment and evaluation.
Had it not been for the
selfless actions of engineer
Harper. The quick thinking of a
security guard. An incredible
medical team and you have
helped. This could have been a
terrible outcome.
♪
Engineer Harper received treatment and was released early
♪
early ♪ this morning.
That and more he didn’t you not
see you in good condition and
doing much better this
afternoon.
♪
afternoon. ♪ >> He should be given to a
regular room later
♪
>> on today.
For personally thank everyone
for their thoughts and prayers
for that North an engineer
Harper. Also want to thank the
security guard and the medical
staff at U of help for their
quick and professional life in
to help save the life of a 45
fire last night.
♪
>> As firefighters we always say will lay down our lives for others and
♪
>> last night.
Your party engineer Harper
prove that properly himself
into harm’s way in order to
stop the attack on captain or
us.
Thank you for your her
a get your actions undoubtedly
prevented a bad situation from
becoming a tragedy.
♪
Up close with this and to
reiterate what the
♪
mayor said.
Jfrd work with jso and the
state attorney to seek the
maximum punishment whistle for
the person. They committed
this crime or anyone else who
decides to attack a first
responder.
♪
And now with the question you there a reason. >> Why
♪
>> Why ♪ >> So we’re not in speak to
anything related to the
investigation. Sja
responsibility. He had a
medical leave last night and as
we always do we transport
people with medical needs to
the hospital.
♪
>> It’s jeopardy considering any changes to protocol to better protect crews should
they find themselves a nation
♪
like this.
>> This was this was an
unusual situation because I’m
the patient was very calm.
There was no issues going on
nothing that
just a out of the blue the
intensified in the back of the
rescue very quickly.
So there’s really not a lot of
we have a patient that this is
being aggressive ers are.
You know that we may need help
with we take more riders was we
already do that is a policy but
in this situation there wasn’t
any sign the side of that when we when the crew left to go to the hospital our crews allowed
to use.
to use. >> And he was under suspicion for possibly having a weapon or
anything. No number.
♪
Is there any circumstances where firefighters were never be allowed to carry these or is
to protect themselves had.
You know because I’m not in the
area.
>> Number and that’s that’s
just not that’s not possible
we’re lounge and so we work
together with in hand in hand
and if we need them they they
were very quick to rival scene
last night this is where that
if we need to know will be
there a
♪
there a ♪ moment’s notice.
>> other fire departments are
doing.
♪
doing. ♪ ♪
So currently the mayor about a year ago provided the funding for
bulletproof vest for all your
40 riding positions, we have
them.
>> But in this case there was
you know this the crew we leave
it to the cruise choice on
whether they be in the
situation to the of a bad
situation they should be
wearing that vest and last
night it just didn’t appear
that that was going to
be needed.
>> That security guard was with
you have health so they were
obviously pretty close on
campus. Do you think that’s
what caused him to survive
this.
♪
>> And in dot can speak the dock allies our medical grade can speak more to the medical
side of this but I will say
that had it not been for those
quick actions in that thought
that security guard had that we
would be facing a the way
different outcome this morning.
This was this was a
bad situation that security
guards,
quick actions. And in the
actions that medical team
working the trauma center who
have helped. They say the
Jackal firefighter last night
and both firefighters has
♪
been allegations.
>> For any reason to
believe that is not beating by
retaliation uh huh I have no
idea and both have been with
the department for over a
decade.
That the North has
been employed sent a July of
2006.
>> An engineer Harper’s be
employed since February the 7th
of 2009.
>> Here a lot.
♪
Firefighters are resilient. ♪
You know it’s just it’s just the way we operate our is our in
our nature. But the last 3
months have been extremely you
know we’ve had some extreme
♪
trying situations. as as.
A judge will Furness Department
has always done.
♪
They just bounce back and continue to serve do what they love to do and that serve