Are Framingham Firefighters doing well being checks now?
I never heard of them doing such potentially dangerous checks. I wonder if this has been happening all the while or just started?
FRAMINGHAM – A Framingham woman and her daughter, as well as a teen, fought with police on Tuesday when officers went to their home for a well-being check.
Police arrested Nikisha Webb, 38, and her daughter, Tyreana
Webb-Barrett, 21, along with an unidentified juvenile after an incident
that began around 7:45 p.m.
When police arrived at 23 Highland St., they were greeted by an
'enraged' Webb-Barrett who was angry about a family problem, police
spokeswoman Lt. Patricia Grigas said on Wednesday.
“They were calling the officers all sorts of names, calling them racist,” Grigas said.
Both became “very aggressive” toward the officers.
“Webb-Barrett became upset and fought with two officers,” Grigas said.
When backup officers arrived, firefighters at the apartment told them,
“hurry up, it’s getting heated in there,” the lieutenant said.
Firefighters had gone to the apartment on a well-being check.
posted by Jim Pillsbury @ 3:48 PM
4 Comments
4 Comments:
I would expect it is based on who is called. If I call the Fire Department they would do the check and if I called the Police Department they would do the check. I think Fire makes more sense as they are equipped to handle medical issues and the police are not. Isn't a wellness check based on suspecting that someone may be sick and in need of assistance?
I never heard of the FFD doing wellness checks...I guess it makes sense. If there's trouble, the cops would have to be called anyway.
I would be curious how many of these are actually done in a month/year here in Framingham. Is this a big time consumer?
that's a good question... is it some millennial at the desk who decides which first responder gets the call? I would vote for cops going to a wellness check. Firemen are not equipped to confront a hostile occupant, nor should they be.
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