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    New Dashcam Video Shows SUV Striking Firefighters at Safety Harbor, FL, Station

    March 26, 2025
    Safety Harbor Capt. Joey Hans is expected to return to full duty this summer while Firefighter Ryan Craig is back at work.

    New dashcam video shows a disabled car crossing the apron and striking  two Safety Harbor firefighters.

    "I am happy to report that both firefighters have returned to work. Firefighter Paramedic Ryan Craig has returned to full duty. And, Capt. Joey Hans has returned to light duty. Capt. Hans is expected to make a full recovery and return to full duty this summer," according to a statement from Safety Harbor Fire Chief Andrew Hawkins. 

    Hans has been with the department for 22 years while Craig, five years, Fox 13 reported. 

    Just after the early December incident, Hawkins said: "This is truly affecting everybody. We have had crews come in from local departments doing peer support and talking to our members because of what they saw today."

    The driver of the disabled vehicle being pushed by a Pineallas County deputy was supposted to turn onto a golf course, but didn't.

     

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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. 

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