UPDATE
“I wanted to post an update on the behalf of our department,” Wiggins Fire Chief Steven Purvis said in a Facebook post Monday, May 20. “While the name of the firefighter has not yet been released, I can say she was discharged home and is recovering. We’re so thankful that she was wearing her seatbelt! She has a concussion, laceration to her face that required stitches, several broken bones in her foot and second degree burns on her legs. She will have several follow up appointments in the near future.
A Wiggins Fire Department apparatus crashed and rolled over while responding to a vehicle accident early Sunday morning, according to the fire department.
“We want to thank a local citizen, Michael, who was behind the accident, for stopping and aiding care and compassion for our firefighter until additional help arrived.
“Additional details regarding the accident and the firefighter will be released at a later time.”
Purvis made the following Facebook post Sunday, May 19:
“Around midnight our department was responding to a major vehicle accident when our engine got into an accident itself.
“The engine rolled and trapped one of our firefighters under it. The firefighter was life flighted to a hospital, but by the grace of God, is expected to make a full recovery.”
