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Prayers needed for family & friends of keweenaw firefighters.
- Thread starter rmk4ever
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http://www.uppermichiganssource.com...nvolving-Beartown-Firefighters-391513771.html
Thoughts and prayers for sure. These guys were answering the call and paid the ultimate price. RIP. They were headed to Utah the way it sounds.
Thoughts and prayers for sure. These guys were answering the call and paid the ultimate price. RIP. They were headed to Utah the way it sounds.
The Keweenaw Bay Indian Community learned this evening that our Beartown Firefighting crew was involved in a tragic traffic accident. Two of our fire fighters were killed and several others were severely injured. Our hearts are broken and our prayers are with the family members and those injured.
We are continuing to gather information on the condition of each and every fire fighter who was sent to the Box Canyon fire. It has been difficult due to privacy laws. If any family members have questions, please contact the Tribal Police Department 353-6626.
There will also be staff at the Tribal Center to process Emergency Medical Travel beginning tonight. Family needing assistance should contact Larry Denomie at 201-0631.
Our thoughts and prayers are with the families.
***We just received an update from the Minnesota State Police. All the injured firefighters are expected to recover. I pulled this off their FB page. They are all from the L'ance Baraga area.
We are continuing to gather information on the condition of each and every fire fighter who was sent to the Box Canyon fire. It has been difficult due to privacy laws. If any family members have questions, please contact the Tribal Police Department 353-6626.
There will also be staff at the Tribal Center to process Emergency Medical Travel beginning tonight. Family needing assistance should contact Larry Denomie at 201-0631.
Our thoughts and prayers are with the families.
***We just received an update from the Minnesota State Police. All the injured firefighters are expected to recover. I pulled this off their FB page. They are all from the L'ance Baraga area.
I see charges have been filed on the driver. Homicide. Do they usually charge someone if it is just an accident?
He said he nodded off at the wheel, and only slept 45 minutes the night before.
He also admitted to smoking pot that morning, and using cocaine a couple days earlier. Sad.