IFD: Firefighter shocked while responding to home impacted by downed power lines

Indy Firefighter Injured During Storm Response

Source: Emergency vehicle lighting atop a police car with a cityscape in the background of Indianapolis. INDIANAPOLIS — A Firefighter was injured Wednesday after being shocked and falling from a roof while responding to a storm-related incident. According to a news release, the 29-year-old firefighter, a four-year department member, was stable Wednesday night at Eskenazi Hospital. The release did not name the firefighter. Firefighters responded …

IFD: Firefighter shocked while responding to home impacted by downed power lines

INDIANAPOLIS — A firefighter was shocked while responding to a home impacted by downed power lines on the southeast side of Indianapolis Wednesday night. In a press release, the Indianapolis Fire Department confirmed a 29-year-old firefighter and four-year veteran with the agency was using a chainsaw on the roof of a single-story house located in the 6300 block of East Berwyn Street when he was shocked. After he was shocked, the firefighter fell…

Firefighter falls from roof after electrocuted at storm-hit home

Storm damage across Indiana – 6/18/2025 INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — An Indianapolis Fire Department firefighter was injured on Wednesday after being electrocuted and falling from a roof while responding to a storm-related incident. A news release from the fire department did not name the 29-year-old firefighter, a four-year member of the department, but said he was stable Wednesday night at Eskenazi Hospital. Firefighters had responding to a call at 5…

IFD firefighter shocked with downed power line while assisting in storm cleanup

INDIANAPOLIS An Indianapolis Fire Department firefighter sustained injuries Wednesday evening while assisting at the scene of a house with downed power lines, officials say.IFD was dispatched to 6350 East Berwyn at 5:17 p.m. and found a tree limb on fire with downed and arcing power lines across the structure. The crews informed AES and awaited their arrival.According to IFD, at around 6:52 p.m., the 29-year-old firefighter was on the roof of th…