Friday, February 24, 2012

Indiana LODD


Our thoughts and prayers go out to the McCutchanville FD.  tragic accident, please wear your belts on every call...

From Firefighterclosecalls.com:
 
 
INDIANA FIREFIGHTER KILLED IN THE LINE OF DUTY-APPARATUS CRASH
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It is with deep regret that we advise of of the Line of Duty Death of Firefighter Jeremy Tighe, 18, of the McCutchanville VFD near Evansville, Indiana.
Along with FF Tighe, another FF was injured last evening after their apparatus was involved in a single vehicle crash. NOTE: FF Tighe was wearing his seat belt.
18-year-old FF Tighe died when the engine company he was a passenger ran off the road, partially overturned, very violently striking a utility pole. Lt. Brandon Cason, the driver, was not injured seriously in the crash. They were returning from a run when for a yet unknown reason their truck went off the side of the pavement around 2030 Hours. It occurred only about a half-mile from the McCutchanville station on North St. Joseph Avenue. The truck had responded to a request for a carbon monoxide check earlier in the evening, and the firefighters had called in available at 2001 hours. The preliminary investigation indicates that the truck left the roadway and onto the shoulder for unknown reasons.
FF Tighe had been on the department for about 18 months, and would have turned 19 years old today.  FF Tighe is the second McCutchanville Firefighter to die in the past 12 months. In April, 27-year-old Nathan Kuehne was found dead in a hot tub at a friend's house on Evansville's East Side.
Our condolences to all affected. More details to follow.
Take Care-BE CAREFUL.
BillyG
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