Two EMTs and a fire lieutenant who responded to the Tyre Nichols arrest scene were fired.
SLUMPED OVERThe department says Engine 55 was dispatched to the scene, and when they got there Tyre was on the ground in handcuffs leaning against a police car.
MFD says their investigation concluded the EMTs, who were called for a person being pepper sprayed, failed to conduct an adequate patient assessment on Tyre ... and after their initial interaction with him, they requested an ambulance, which got there about 15 minutes after EMTs arrived.All the while, the Fire Department says Lt. Whitaker remained in the fire engine with the driver.
MFD says both EMTs and Lt. Whitaker"violated numerous MFD policies and protocols" and they've all been fired.
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