This is Seattle, does anyone actually believe the city government will do anything about it?
Seattle firefighters 'are being assaulted' and demand city take action after more than 40 incidents
Firefighters in Seattle have demanded the city take action after they were subjected to more than 40 violent attacks in the past four months - a string of assaults that have been largely carried out by the city's homeless population.
The attacks, which the city’s firefighter’s union says began in May, have seen the protectors repeatedly targeted by the intemperate down-and-outs, often while responding to fires started at the city's growing number of homeless encampments.
One such incident, which transpired last month, saw one fire official pelted with a rock while attempting to put out a blaze that originated from an encampment fire.
Another altercation, in June, saw firefighters chased by a homeless person with a knife while responding to a medical call at one such encampment.
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