Maryland Firefighter Falls Off Responding Engine

Oct. 11, 2010
A 20-year-old volunteer firefighter is in stable condition after falling from a fire engine.
FAIRMOUNT HEIGHTS, Md. -- A 20-year-old volunteer firefighter is in stable condition after falling from a fire engine while responding to a fire in Fairmount Heights.

Prince George's County Fire Battalion Chief Denice Dickens says that the man fell at about 2 p.m. Sunday while firefighters were responding to a house fire at Addison Road and 60th Avenue.

The man, who was from the Chapel Oaks volunteer fire department, was flown to Prince George's Hospital Center as a precautionary measure and was being evaluated.

The cause of the fall is being investigated.

Republished with permission of WUSA-TV.

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