A Florida fire officer seriously injured earlier this month while training new recruits has a long road to recovery.
Marion County Fire Rescue Lt. Anthony “Tony” Gillon is working to get back to work, PIO James Lucas told WKMG.
“During the evolution, it was noticed that he got hurt... The firefighter medics immediately went into care mode,” Lucas said.
Gillon sustained a neck injury and had to have some vertebrae fused. No information has been released about what type of training was taking place when he was hurt.
The community and fellow firefighters are rallying to lend support. During a recent event, they raised $15,000 in less than 24 hours.
“He’s in good spirits...He is a United States Marine, he’s hard-headed, he’s bull headed, he doesn’t want to listen to people, he just wants to get his rehab started and get back to the job and to the men and women he loves so dearly,” Lucas said.
