23-year-old firefighter, EMT in coma due to COVID-19 Share Updated: 11:32 AM EDT Apr 18, 2021 Ted Wayman Share Updated: 11:32 AM EDT Apr 18, 2021 Hide Transcript Show Transcript TED: EARLY ON IN THE PANDEMIC, WE GET A LOT OF STORIES ON FIRST RESPONDERS WHO CAME DOWN WITH COVID. MANY OF THEM HAVE BEEN VACCINATED. THIS STORY IS ABOUT A FIREFIGHTER WHO CHOSE NOT TO SO OTHERS COULD. >> HE WISHED THAT HE COULD GO BACK AND GET VACCINATED. TED: STACY IS TALKING ABOUT HER SON BRETT. ,THE 20-YEAR-OLD -- 23-YEAR-OLD EMT AND MEMBER OF THE PLAINVILLE FIRE DEPT IS NOW IN A MEDICALLY INDUCED COMA AND ON VENTILATOR -- BRETT CAME DOWN WITH COVID LAST WEEKEND. AS DID HIS GIRLFRIEND AND BROTHER, THEY ARE FINE BUT BRETT’S CONDITIONED WORSENED UNTIL HE WAS FINALLY HOSPITALIZED. >> HE SAID I AM YOUNG. TED: AS A FIRST RESPONDER, HE TURNED ON THE VACCINE SAYING HE WANTED OTHERS TO GET IT FIRST. HIS MOTHER IS A NURSE WHO IS VACCINATED AND HAS THIS MESSAGE >> THE VACCINES TO WORK. I DID NOT WANT TO RUN THE RISK BECAUSE IT IS LIKE PLAYING RUSSIAN ROULETTE. WHO KNOWS WHO IS GOING TO END UP IN THE HOSPITAL ON A VENTILATOR. TED: HE IS NOT CONSIDERED A FULL-TIME FIREFIGHTER, SO A GOFUNDME PLATE HAS BEEN SET UP TO HELP THEM WITH MEDICAL EXPENSES. FOR MORE INFORMATION GO TO OUR WEBSITE WCVB.COM