Assault Leads to Policy Change for Dallas Fire Rescue

DALLAS (CBSDFW.COM) — Dallas firefighters are drawing the line about which emergencies it will race to the scene of.

That’s after Dallas Fire-Rescue crews beat police officers to the scene of a domestic assault and had a violent encounter with a man carrying a knife.

For decades Dallas firefighters rushed to any medical emergency or fire without hesitation. Not anymore after an incident over the weekend that was so traumatizing for firefighters it has led to a change in policy.

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