Fire Academy Instructor Shot in Ariz. Rampage

Jan. 12, 2011
An instructor at the National Fire Academy in Emmitsburg, Md. was among those shot and wounded in the deadly rampage in Tucson, Ariz. on Saturday.
An instructor at the National Fire Academy in Emmitsburg, Md. was among those shot and wounded in the deadly rampage in Tucson, Ariz. on Saturday.

Jim Tucker was shot in the right shoulder and right leg below the knee, according to colleagues.

Tucker is said to be in stable condition.

At the NFA, Tucker instructs a course in Fire Prevention and Technology Systems that includes such topics as building construction and codes.

He was at the shopping center to talk to Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords.

She remains in critical condition with a gunshot wound to the head.

The rampage left six dead and wounded more than a dozen.

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Susan Nicol is the news editor for Firehouse.com. She is a life member and active with the Brunswick Volunteer Ambulance & Rescue Company, Oxford Fire Company and Brunswick Vol. Fire Co. Susie has been an EMT in Maryland since 1976. Susie is vice-president of the Frederick County Fire/Rescue Museum. She is on the executive committee of Frederick County Volunteer Fire and Rescue Association. She also is part of the Maryland Institute for Emergency Medical Services Systems (MIEMSS) Region II EMS Council. Susie is a board member of the American Trauma Society, Maryland Division. Prior to joining the Firehouse team, she was a staff writer for The Frederick News-Post, covering fire, law enforcement, court and legislative issues. 

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