Colo. firefighter/EMT killed en route to scene
Associated Press
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PIERCE, Colo. — A volunteer firefighter headed to assist the victim of a medical emergency in Ault was killed this morning when his tanker-pumper rig overturned.
Captain Roger Moore of the Eaton Fire Protection District says 33-year-old Pierce firefighter Shane Stewart was alone in the truck. The Colorado State Patrol says Stewart went off the edge of a road, overcorrected and rolled the truck, which landed on its roof.
The medical emergency victim was transported to an area hospital and was in stable condition.
Stewart is survived by a wife and two children. His brother and father also are volunteers with the fire department.
Dozens of people attended a vigil for Stewart tonight at the fire station in Pierce.
Copyright 2008 Associated Press
PIERCE, Colo. — A volunteer firefighter headed to assist the victim of a medical emergency in Ault was killed this morning when his tanker-pumper rig overturned.
Captain Roger Moore of the Eaton Fire Protection District says 33-year-old Pierce firefighter Shane Stewart was alone in the truck. The Colorado State Patrol says Stewart went off the edge of a road, overcorrected and rolled the truck, which landed on its roof.
The medical emergency victim was transported to an area hospital and was in stable condition.
Stewart is survived by a wife and two children. His brother and father also are volunteers with the fire department.
Dozens of people attended a vigil for Stewart tonight at the fire station in Pierce.
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