Wishing him a speedy recovery. Anyone have any more details on this? It looks bad on the surface but I only know what was printed on a news page.
Chapel Oaks firefighter in stable condition after falling off responding engine.
A Prince George's County volunteer firefighter is in stable condition after falling from a fire engine Sunday on its way to a house fire, county fire officials said.
The firefighter is a 20-year-old volunteer firefighter from Chapel Oaks with the Chapel Oaks Volunteer Fire Department, said Denice Dickens, a fire battalion chief for the Prince George's County Fire/EMS Department. The man's name is not being released per the family's request.
The man was riding in the back bucket in the inside of an engine responding to a house fire in Temple Hills about 2 p.m. Sunday when he fell from the moving vehicle at 60th Avenue and Addison Road in Seat Pleasant, Dickens said. He suffered facial injuries and broken bones.
The cause of the fall is under investigation, Dickens said. He was taken to Prince George's Hospital Center in Cheverly, where he remains in stable condition.
Chapel Oaks firefighter in stable condition after falling off responding engine.
A Prince George's County volunteer firefighter is in stable condition after falling from a fire engine Sunday on its way to a house fire, county fire officials said.
The firefighter is a 20-year-old volunteer firefighter from Chapel Oaks with the Chapel Oaks Volunteer Fire Department, said Denice Dickens, a fire battalion chief for the Prince George's County Fire/EMS Department. The man's name is not being released per the family's request.
The man was riding in the back bucket in the inside of an engine responding to a house fire in Temple Hills about 2 p.m. Sunday when he fell from the moving vehicle at 60th Avenue and Addison Road in Seat Pleasant, Dickens said. He suffered facial injuries and broken bones.
The cause of the fall is under investigation, Dickens said. He was taken to Prince George's Hospital Center in Cheverly, where he remains in stable condition.
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