By MES Dispatch Staff
The Briefing
- North Royalton, Ohio, Firefighter Ryan Milligan, 36, died after battling a house fire Nov. 2 on West Royalton Road in Broadview Heights.
- Firefighter Andrew Protsman, 38, was also seriously injured, is in stable condition and is expected to recover.
- Radio traffic from the scene, reported by FOX 8, included a mayday call reporting a firefighter in the basement, followed by a report that a second firefighter was down and a request for an additional squad.
- Milligan had served with the North Royalton Fire Department for about a decade, based on a department post from 2022 marking his sixth year of service.
- The cause of the fire is under investigation, and officials have not released details of how the firefighters were hurt.
NORTH ROYALTON, Ohio — A North Royalton firefighter who died after battling a house fire in neighboring Broadview Heights has been identified as Firefighter Ryan Milligan, 36, according to the department.
Milligan was one of two firefighters hospitalized after responding to the Nov. 2 blaze at a home on West Royalton Road, WKYC reported. The second firefighter, Andrew Protsman, 38, suffered serious injuries but is in stable condition and expected to recover.
FOX 8 reported that radio traffic from the scene included a mayday call reporting a firefighter in the basement, followed by a report that a second firefighter was down and a request for an additional squad. Officials have not released further details about how the firefighters were injured.
A department Facebook post from August 2022 marked Milligan’s sixth year of service, indicating he had been with the department for about a decade.
The cause of the fire is under investigation.