FirefighterCloseCalls.com: A Firefighter with Boston died of an apparent heart attack following his tour and another FF is being treated for severe smoke inhalation after he rushed into a burning building while off duty.
Firefighter David A. Middleton, 38, died yesterday after suffering an apparent heart attack at home.
Middleton, a 10-year member and father of two kids, was assigned to Engine 51 responded to multiple calls during his regular tour on Sunday. Reports are that he said he wasn’t feeling well after returning from a second fire, but stayed on until the end of his shift on 0800 Monday.
Another veteran Boston firefighter is in intensive care after he ran into a working house fire in Hyde Park while off duty to search for reported victims. FF Glenn Preston (E-17) was off duty when the 2 alarm fire broke out in a house on River Street….when he arrived, there were initial reports of people trapped but everyone had already made it out of the house.
A Prince Georges County (Maryland) FF suffered serious burned while operating at a structural fire last evening, just after midnight. Initially, two firefighters were reported missing, and the RIT was activated. They were removed from the building. The Firefighter suffered respiratory burns in addition to other burn injuries. PG Firefighters arrived to find heavy fire conditions in the 3-story front/4-story rear garden style condominium building. The fire rapidly advanced and forced firefighters to evacuate the interior of the building and fight the fire defensive. The Firefighter who sustained burn injuries is in serious condition at the Washington Hospital Burn unit.
Funeral services for Fulton County (GA) Firefighter Felix Roberts will be held on Saturday, June 2, 1100 hours at the Elizabeth Baptist Church. The church is at 4245 Cascade Road, Atlanta, Georgia, 30331.
Firefighter Roberts was killed on Memorial Day when he was searching a heavily involved house for victims and conditions rapidly changed. Additional details will be posted on our News/Updates section.
