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Calif. firefighters attacked on separate medical calls

The firefighter grabbed him until police came, but he suffered a slight muscle strain

By Lonnie Wong
Fox40

SACRAMENTO — Two Sacramento firefighters were attacked in separate incidents this weekend while responding to medical calls.

The police department said 29-year-old Daniel Sevall came at a paramedic after they responded to a call for help.

The firefighter grabbed him until police came, but he suffered a slight muscle strain. Sevall was arrested for assault. Later that same day paramedics had just moved 23-year-old Jonathan Sawyer from a their gurney to a hospital bed at Sutter General Hospital when Sawyer took a swing at one of the firefighters grazing him on the chin. Sawyer was also arrested for assault.

Full story: Sacramento Firefighters Physically Attacked