A Fairview firefighter was killed last week while assisting with a rescue operation during Hurricane Helene.
The firefighter has not been identified because many family members have not been notified, Fairview Fire Chief Scott Jones wrote on the department's Facebook page Tuesday.
Jones thanked people who haee reached out to support his firefighters.
"The record-breaking flooding from Hurricane Helene has destroyed many communities in our area and forever changed lives and the landscape. Many people in the community have lost everything they own. Our thoughts and prayers are also with the many people who have lost their lives in this disaster."
The Fairview firefighter was the fourth killed last Friday while assisting with the impact of the hurricane.
Blackshear, GA Assistant Chief Leon Davis was killed when a tree fell onto his cab.
Just hours later, Circle, SC, Assistant Chief Chad Satcher and Firefighter Landon Bodie were killed when a tree fell on their fire truck while they were responding to a house fire.
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Susan Nicol is the news editor for Firehouse.com. She is a life member and active with the Brunswick Volunteer Ambulance & Rescue Company, Oxford Fire Company and Brunswick Vol. Fire Co. Susie has been an EMT in Maryland since 1976. Susie is vice-president of the Frederick County Fire/Rescue Museum. She is on the executive committee of Frederick County Volunteer Fire and Rescue Association. She also is part of the Maryland Institute for Emergency Medical Services Systems (MIEMSS) Region II EMS Council. Susie is a board member of the American Trauma Society, Maryland Division. Prior to joining the Firehouse team, she was a staff writer for The Frederick News-Post, covering fire, law enforcement, court and legislative issues.
