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FireAndy

01-25-2006, 10:00 AM

Just wanted to post this and maybe get some Get Well Soon messages added to a post on our fire department website.

Last Friday, January 20th 2006 our Fire Chief Mark Irwin was injured in a construction accident. He fell 25 feet from some scaffolding to the ground and was seriously injured. He shattered his femur in 4 places (which has since been all reconstructed and pinned together), shattered his hip, broke a few ribs, broke his wrist in two places, shattered his kneecap and fractured his orbit around his eye.

I just though it would be great (being the website maintainer) to have mark see a bunch of well wishes on the site when he came home from the hospital. They say it could be in the next week or two, but we know his road to recovery will be long.

Please post your get well messages, your name/department/state etc at
http://www.garfieldfire.com/2006/01...-soon/#comments

I know our department and Mark and his Family would be grateful to get support from other Firefighters.

Thanks Again!
Andy
Garfield Twp. Fire Department

fireguy919

01-25-2006, 10:06 AM

Posted wish the Chief well for us.

coldfront

01-25-2006, 10:13 AM

I hope the Chief Irwin recovers quickly.

PFDTruck2

01-25-2006, 10:47 AM

Get well soon Chief.

FireAndy

01-25-2006, 11:15 AM

Thanks for the comments so far. Would love to see a lot more! I know he will appreciate the kind words.

Thanks Again!
Andy

FiftyOnePride

01-25-2006, 12:43 PM

I just commented.

BUMP.

superchef

01-25-2006, 02:07 PM

Mark
Best wishes that you have a full and speedy recovery. Take care and get well soon.

cheffie

vapor00

01-25-2006, 02:21 PM

Posted on your site! Hope he's out of the Hospital soon and healing quickly. :)

ChiefReason

01-25-2006, 02:51 PM

Left him a message.
Us white hats have to stick together.
Well, I used to be a white hat.
CR

FireAndy

01-26-2006, 12:20 PM

Update:
Chief Irwin had the last of his surgeries (from what we were told) yesterday to repair his knee and his eye. It looks like this weekend is a real possibility for him to come home and start the healing process. Thanks for the kind words on our website, please feel free to add more as I am sure he will appreciate it.

Thanks again!
Andy