A Wood County (Texas) Firefighter has been flown to a Tyler
hospital from the scene of a house fire today. Details are still sketchy
but initial details are that the FF suffered a severe laceration, and
while the wound was being treated, he began having heart trouble, so he was
airlifted to Tyler. There are 3 FD's operating from Holly Lake,
Hawkins or Perryville department. The FF was flown out to East Texas
Medical Center.
AUSTRALIA
FIREFIGHTER CRITICAL
A Firefighter has been badly burned
while operating at an out-of-control brush fire north of
Canberra in New South Wales. The NSW Rural Fire Services Firefighter was taken
by helicopter on this afternoon to Concord Hospital in Sydney with severe
burns. There are numerous fires burning in that side of the world-it's their
season fire wildland/bush fires. Keep'm in your prayers.
