FL Firefighter Suffers Training Cardiac Event

The Escambia County firefighter was rushed to a hospital Monday after suffering cardiac arrest during a search-and-rescue training exercise.

A Florida firefighter was rushed to a hospital Monday afternoon after suffering cardiac arrest during a training exercise.

WEAR-TV reports that the incident involving the Escambia County firefighter happened at about 3 p.m. during search-and-rescue training, but few details were available, including the condition of the firefighter.

We will update this story when we learn more.

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