Firefighter Joseph Hofstetter is set to return to work today at the Rochester (NY) Fire Department after he was shot in a deadly ambush thatkilled two membersof the West Webster (NY) Fire District on Christmas Eve, according to a report on 13wham.com (http://bit.ly/16mUvvn).
Hofstetter andTheodore Scardinosurvived theshooting, but Firefighters Mike Chiapperini and Tomasz Kaczowka were slain.
For more on the attacks, consider readTwo Firefighters Suffer Fatal Gunshot Wounds in Webster , NY,Profile of Webster NY Victims, andFirefighting News: Webster NY Gunman Left Note Detailing Plans.
For more on firefighters and violence on the job, considerFirefighter Safety: Firefighters and Violence: Nine Questions You Should Ask,Response Priorities for Mass Violence Incidents, andRecent Violence Against Fire Fighters Requires Action By Fire Chiefs.
