Firefighter/EMT Gerald “Jerry” R. Wetherell, 74, of the Denton Township Fire Department on February 28, 2012, was responding with another firefighter, towing the Denton Township Fire Department's snowmobile, to a motor vehicle accident in which the operator of a snowmobile had hit a tree. While responding, Firefighter/EMT Wetherell became unresponsive. He was transported, via ambulance, to the hospital in West Branch, Michigan, where he succumbed to his injury. The nature of this injury is yet to be reported.
Our condolences to the Wetherell Family & Friends, the Denton Township Fire Department, and to all affected by Firefighter/EMT Gerald “Jerry” R. Wetherell's passing.
To date, 14 firefighter fatalities have been reported to USFA in 2012. Year-to-date USFA firefighter fatality reports are posted online at U.S. Fire Administration (USFA) Fatality Notices page.
(The usual disclaimers: I am not a journalist; This is a blog that expresses an outlook and is not conclusive in any shape or manner.)
