Randy Ballinger, with Ladder 13 of the Philadelphia Fire Department, was rushed to the hospital after falling from the roof of a two-story row home.
A Philadelphia firefighter who suffered multiple injuries while serving his community remains hospitalized Sunday night.
Randy Ballinger, with Ladder 13 of the Philadelphia Fire Department, fell nearly 25 feet from a roof while battling flames at a two-story row home on South Paxon Street in the city's Kingsessing neighborhood.The cause of the fire remains under investigation.In less than a day, the community already helped to surpass the initial goal of $30,000.
"On this job things happen. For all the safety issues, safety precautions we have, this is something that just happened. I believe Randy was lowering his equipment off the roof through a rope, lowering saws down and was in the overhaul process where he got hurt," explained Raymond Vozzelli, a trustee with Local 22, IAFF Philadelphia Firefighters'Vozzelli said Ballinger had procedures on Sunday and more are expected on Monday.
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