The Chelmsford firefighters union has identified the firefighter who was severely injured in a fall at the Massachusetts Firefighting Academy Tuesday morning as 28-year-old Nick Spinale.
Spinale fell 40 feet onto solid concrete at the Stow campus, causing significant internal and external injuries, IAFF Local 1839 said in a Wednesday press release. He was flown by medical helicopter to UMass Memorial Hospital in Worcester where he is undergoing treatment for life-threatening injuries.
“Firefighter Spinale will have a significant road to recovery,” the union wrote.
Spinale fell from the academy’s Burn Building around 9:05 a.m. Tuesday while preparing for recruit training, the Department of Fire Services said. The fall left him with bone fractures in his face and wrists and severe internal organ damage, according to the fundraiser’s organizers.
“Our members continue to be present with him and his loved ones,” IAFF Local 1839 wrote.
