Center Star, AL, Fire Rescue Firefighter Shot Helping Crash Victim
An Alabama firefighter who stopped to rener aid to a victim following a wreck was shot and wounded by the patient.
Center Star Fire Rescue Firefighter Grace McClusky is recovering at home, according to officials at her department.
McClusky didn't know the vehicle involved in the wreck was being pursued by police after a bank robbery, WAFF reported.
A Florence police officer also was injured during the incident while the suspect was killed.
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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.
