By MES Dispatch staff
The Briefing
• A Massachusetts Firefighting Academy staff member was seriously injured after a fall at the academy’s Stow campus burn building.
• The incident occurred Tuesday morning while the staff member was preparing for recruit training.
• Academy personnel rendered aid and called 911; local fire departments transported him to a hospital for treatment.
• The injured individual is an off-duty Chelmsford firefighter, officials said, and his name is being withheld at the family’s request.
• The circumstances of the fall remain under investigation, and no further details have been released.
STOW, MA — A staff member at the Massachusetts Firefighting Academy was seriously injured Tuesday morning after falling from the academy’s burn building while preparing for recruit training, authorities and academy officials said.
The incident occurred around 9:05 a.m. at the academy’s Stow campus when the off-duty firefighter, who also serves with the Chelmsford Fire Department, fell from the structure, according to the Massachusetts Department of Fire Services spokesman.
Academy staff, many of whom are certified EMTs and paramedics, provided immediate medical aid and summoned emergency responders, officials said.
Fire crews from the Stow and Sudbury departments responded and transported the injured firefighter to UMass Memorial Medical Center, where he was being treated for serious injuries.
Chelmsford Fire Chief Gary Ryan confirmed the injured person’s affiliation and said department personnel were at the hospital supporting him and his family; the chief described the incident as an off-duty accident.
Officials have not released further details, and the circumstances leading to the fall are under investigation.