Murdo, SD, Firefighter Killed after Being Thrown from Rig While Responding
A Murdo firefighter was killed Saturday in an apparatus crash while responding to a grass fire.
The 37-year-old firefighter, who has not been identified, was ejected when the 1989 Ford tender veered off the road and rolled over, according to DRGNews.
The unbelted driver was pronounced dead at the scene.
The name will be released after the family is notified.
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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.
