Firefighter flown to trauma center after ‘cooking-related incident’
A Miami-Dade firefighter was flown from a Homestead fire station to a trauma center Monday after a “cooking-related incident,” Miami-Dade Fire said.
The unidentified firefighter, who was cooking at the station, was taken by helicopter to Jackson Memorial Hospital’s Ryder Trauma Center, according to the department.
In a statement released Monday afternoon, the department said “one of our firefighters was injured while performing a daily duty at the station involving cooking.”
“Due to the type of injury sustained, the firefighter was airlifted to a trauma center,” the department said. “The firefighter is doing well and expected to make a full recovery.”
This story was originally published March 18, 2019 at 4:01 PM.
Carli Teproff
Miami Herald
David J. Neal
Miami Herald