Ohio Firefighter Falls from Truck in Station, Dies

Ohio Firefighter Falls from Truck in Station, Dies - Firehouse.com In The Line Of Duty

MECHANICSBURG, Ohio-- Village firefighter Jon Trainer died Tuesday night from injuries he suffered from an accident at the fire station, 18 N. Main St. Trainer was 38. He fell off a fire truck parked inside the fire station, hit his head on the concrete floor and was killed, Chief Gary Shonkwiler said. Trainer slipped and fell about 9 p.m. Tuesday while he was laying a hose used to fight a house fire earlier in the evening back in place in a bed on top of the truck. Trainer, who was not wearing a helmet, fell 8 to 10 feet and suffered head injuries, Shonkwiler said.