Civil Unrest from a First Responder's Perspective

Published: Jan. 12, 2016, 5:10 p.m.

What do you do when protesters set fires all over your city, then sabotage your efforts to put them out? Imagine responding to a fire only to be shot at on the fireground. In today\u2019s NFPA Journal Podcast we hear from\xa0Jeffrey Segal,\xa0assistant chief of the Baltimore Fire Department, and Matt LaVanchy of the Pattonville, Missouri Fire District near Ferguson, Missouri about their recent experiences dealing with extreme cases of civil unrest.