On Saturday night the Vernon Township Fire Department in Jennings County Indiana responded to structure fire. Upon arrival crews reported a working barn fire. An initial aggressive interior attack was mounted and a quick knockdown was achieved. As back up crews replaced the initial attack crews on of the Nozzlemen on the attack crew complained of having Shortness of Breath. He was then attended to by Jennings County EMS Paramedics who respond on all working fires.He was loaded into the ambulance and transported to the local hospital. He coded twice enroute and had to be revived by EMS. He coded again in the hospital and was again revived. He was then airlifted to Columbus Regional Hospital where he under went Emergency Bypass Surgery. Prelimanary and unconfirmed reports are that a blood clot was found and removed. The Firefighter is now recuperating and resting comfortably.
