MEDICAL EMERGENCY TAKES THE LIFE OF A MISSISSIPPI FIREFIGHTER WHILE OPERATING AT A HOUSE FIRE The Secret List – www.FireFighterCloseCalls.com
We regret to advise you that Captain Richard Lee Montgomery of the Pisgah VFD and also member of the Hobo VFD died in the Line of Duty on New Year’s Eve while fighting a house fire in Marietta, Mississippi.
Captain Montgomery lost his life on Wednesday at a structural fire just north of Marietta in southwest Prentiss County. After exiting the burning home, Captain Montgomery collapsed and died from a possible heart attack. Captain Montgomery’s Line of Duty death makes the 2008 LODD # at 114.
In MICHIGAN (Crash-no seat belt, Apparatus Driver cited)
…a Lawton FD tanker lost control and flipped over while responding to a barn fire this morning around 0830 hours. The driver, a 26-year-old Lawton Firefighter lost control and the tanker went off the road, hit an embankment, and then overturned. The passenger, a 21-year-old Lawton Firefighter, was thrown from the fire apparatus. Both were taken the Bronson Hospital for their injuries.
==The driver, who was wearing his seat belt, was treated and released.
==The passenger, who was not wearing his seat belt (NSB), is in serious condition.
==The driver of the fire apparatus was cited for traveling to fast for road conditions. Police blame both his speed and the icy road conditions for the accident.
In NORTH CAROLINA (Teen driver strikes 2 FF’s)
2 Greensboro Firefighters were injured early this morning when a 16-year-old hit them. The 16 year-old female, who was driving the car ignored emergency lights, road flares and cops. Firefighters J.N. Harvey and L.D. Boone were already on the scene of a crash. Both tried to jump out of the way to avoid direct impact of the car but were still struck. FF’s Harvey and Boone were treated and released. After hitting the firefighters, the girl also hit another vehicle and did not stop. Police caught her a short distance away. Investigators have not released the name or charges against the teenager. They did test her for drugs or alcohol.
In GEORGIA (Delayed Funeral details)
As we previously advised, Walker County Firefighter Jarrett Little, 24, of Ringgold died in the Line of Duty Wednesday night after the fire apparatus he was driving wrecked on the way to a fire. He is the first Walker County firefighter to die in the line of duty. We couldn’t provide you with any details on his funeral until now, as it is being held this afternoon. RIP FF Little.
Take Care-BE CAREFUL. SLOW DOWN. SEAT BELTS.
BillyG
The Secret List 1-4-09 / 1627 hours
