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Man arrested after attack on Orange County firefighters in Buena Park, authorities say

February 28, 2025

An Anaheim man was arrested Thursday night, Feb. 27, after he allegedly attacked Orange County firefighters and Buena Park police while trying to get inside a fire engine, authorities said.

Orange County firefighters were returning to the station about 6:45 p.m. when a 42-year-old man flagged them down near Knott Avenue and Desman Road, Buena Park police Sgt. Jon Shaddow said.

The man then allegedly jumped onto the engine and fought with firefighters after they got out, Shaddow said. During the fight, three firefighters were injured and at some point the man got into the cab.

The second man ran off.

Buena Park police arrived and “it took several officers to get him out of the truck,” Shaddow said.

The man fought with the officers but was eventually handcuffed.

“He fought the Fire Department for no reason that we know of,” Shaddow said.

A trucker told OnScene.TV, a freelance news organization that sometimes works with the Southern California News Group, that he was in his big rig on Knott when he saw two men on bicycles come out from the path for train tracks.

“They approach one of my coworkers and start using a pump to bang on the door … like they were going to break the window,” the trucker said.

It is unclear what type of pump, and where it came from.

As the fire engine was approaching, the man turned his focus to the firefighters, the trucker said, adding that he saw the man bite at least one firefighter so hard it broke skin.

“They had no reason to be attacked in the first place, they were just doing their job,” the trucker said.

News video shows police officers struggling with the man, who got into the driver’s seat of the fire engine, with the man constantly yelling for help. Officers eventually detained him.

The man was arrested on suspicion of vandalism and assault on first responders, Shaddow said.

The sergeant said “a few” officers suffered minor injuries. Fire Authority Battalion Chief Chuck Fedak told OnScene TV that the three firefighters were hospitalized with minor injuries.

Orange County Register

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