MECHANICSBURG, Ohio-- Village firefighter Jon Trainer died Tuesday night from injuries he suffered from an accident at the fire station, 18 N. Main St.
Trainer was 38.
He fell off a fire truck parked inside the fire station, hit his head on the concrete floor and was killed, Chief Gary Shonkwiler said.
Trainer slipped and fell about 9 p.m. Tuesday while he was laying a hose used to fight a house fire earlier in the evening back in place in a bed on top of the truck. Trainer, who was not wearing a helmet, fell 8 to 10 feet and suffered head injuries, Shonkwiler said.
Trainer was taken to Mercy Memorial Hospital in Urbana, where he died.
Trainer is the son of Jim Trainer, a former village councilman and school board member. The younger Trainer had planned to run for a position as a Goshen Twp. trustee.
The fire that destroyed the structure at 211 Sandusky St. reportedly started about 5:30 p.m. Tuesday. The owners were not home and no one was injured, but five of their dogs died in the blaze.
Officials declined to give the cause of the fire.
Republished with permission of The Springfield News-Sun.
Funeral Information
Visitation for Firefighter Trainer will be held Sunday, July 29 at Mechanicsburg High School, 60 High Street, Mechanicsburg, Ohio from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. and 6 p.m. to 8 p.m.
Funeral services will also be held at Mechanicsburg High School at 11 a.m. on Monday, July 30.
A fire department procession will then proceed to Mutual View Cemetery for a graveside service.
