A Milwaukee (WI) fire captain was stabbed twice when he confronted an intruder in Engine 16’s living quarters.
At a press conference Monday, Captain Dan Nikolaus told how he awoke to the sounds of shuffling blinds only to find a male intruder in the fire station, according to a Journal Sentinel report (http://bit.ly/19m49zk). Nikolaus laid hands on the man and called for help, but was stabbed in the back; the wounds did not require stitches.
Other firefighters rushed to Nikolaus’s aid and subdued the man, who was arrested. Charges are pending.
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Firefighters have to occasionally deal with violent encounters during emergency calls, but it’s not often they face such confrontations in their own firehouses. For more on firefighters contending with violence, consider Assault: A New Reality for First Responders, Firefighter Safety: The Violent Confrontation, and Firefighter Safety: Firefighters and Violence: Nine Questions You Should Ask.
