Feb. 25, 2023 Flint Apparatus Operator Ricky Hill Jr. collapsed at the scene of a mobile home fire.
Source Firehouse.com News
A Flint firefighter collapsed and died on the scene of a trailer fire Saturday.
Apparatus Operator Ricky Hill Jr. received immediate help and was rushed to a hospital where he was pronounced dead.
“This is a tremendous loss for the Flint Fire Department and the entire city of Flint. I ask the Flint community to join us in lifting the family in prayer during this difficult time,” Flint Mayor Sheldon Neeley told reporters.
Hill had been with the department for 16 years.
The Flint fire and police departments and Michigan State Police are investigating.
Hill was the second Michigan firefighter to die on duty in three days.
On Wednesday, Paw Paw Lt. Ethan Quillen was killed when he came into contact with a power line.