77-Year-Old Man Collapses Outside of Firehouse: Fire Fighters Refuse To Help Because He Didn't Dial 911 - He Dies

"Firehouse". I've seen with my own eyes fireman pull the "If it is not a fire it doesn't
involve us" nonsense with my own eyes. I get the feeling they're following a general
rule imposed by higher ups. (Photo by John Picken Photography)

By By Rod Bastanmehr
When 77-year-old Medric Cecil Mills collapsed of a heart attack right in a parking lot across the street from a Northeast Washington fire station, yesterday, his daughter begged nearby on-duty firefighters for help. They refused saying the victim had to call 9-1-1 first.
 
According to reports by the Washington Post and WTTG Channel 5 News, three different rotations of people knocked on the firehouse door requesting help for the 77-year-old, and all of them were rebuffed by the firefighters who repeated to each of them that they couldn’t respond unless someone called 911. Nearly 20 minutes later, help finally arrived thanks D.C. police officer who flagged an ambulance down. Mills died on the way to the hospital.

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