BySEATTLE — The Seattle City Council is considering a new bill that aims to better protect firefighters in the line of duty.
Seattle already has a law that provides similar protections for “public officers,” such as police officers. The proposed legislation would amend the crime of “obstructing a public officer” to include Seattle Fire Department firefighters and other fire department personnel. The council says it has received reports from the SFD of people “aggressively interfering” with firefighters during emergency responses, including situations where people have threatened to physically attack firefighters or tried to prevent them from extinguishing a fire.
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