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A sudden blow to the back of the head
Valentino Tagliafierro is a professional firefighter with the fire department of the city of Duisburg in Germany. He also volunteers as head of the komba gewerkschaft trade union’s Fire and Rescue Services division at national level and at local level in his home state of North Rhine-Westphalia. Several years ago he was attacked while responding to an emergency. In this interview, he talks about what happened that day and ways of improving protection for first responders.
3 Dec 2019