RI Firefighter OK after Head-First Ladder Fall

June 28, 2018
Providence fire Lt. Michael Hillier suffered minor injuries early Wednesday in a head-first fall from a ladder while escaping a house fire.

Providence fire Lt. Michael Hillier suffered minor injuries early Wednesday in a head-first fall from a ladder while escaping a house fire.

Lt. Hillier remained at the scene until the fire was out before going to Rhode Island Hospital at the urging of his fellow firefighters.