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Firefighter suffers 'extremely life-threatening injuries' in Mass. Fire Academy fall
Officials said academy personnel and responding crews gave immediate aid before the staff member was flown to UMass Memorial Medical Center.
- A Chelmsford firefighter suffered serious injuries Tuesday after falling from a burn building at the Massachusetts Firefighting Academy in Stow during recruit training preparation.
- The victim, a member of the Academy's Crib Support team managing live burn training logistics, was preparing for exercises when the fall occurred around 9:30 a.m., according to Department of Fire Services spokesperson Jake Wark.
- Academy personnel, many of whom are EMTs, provided immediate medical aid before Stow and Sudbury fire departments transported the patient by ground to UMass Memorial Medical Center in Worcester, requesting two additional ambulance units.
- Chelmsford Fire Chief Gary Ryan said the firefighter "showed some motor responses and other encouraging signs," adding "We remain hopeful that he will continue to heal from his serious trauma injuries."
- An investigation into the incident is underway, Stow Fire Chief Barry Evers confirmed, while the Chelmsford Fire Department has withheld the man's name at his family's request.
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Union identifies Mass. firefighter severely injured in fall at state fire academy
The Chelmsford firefighters union has identified the firefighter who was severely injured in a fall at the Massachusetts Firefighting Academy Tuesday morning as 28-year-old Nick Spinale.
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Chelmsford firefighter in critical condition after 4-story fall at training academy, officials say - The Boston Globe
The firefighter, who works part-time at the Massachusetts Firefighting Academy, was preparing for recruit training around 9:05 a.m. when he fell, Department of Fire Services spokesperson Jake Wark said.
·Boston, United States
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