A Birmingham firefighter who sustained injuries while on the job is receiving help from other fire departments.
Lieutenant Greg Price’s leg injuries are so severe that he will need a second surgery to ensure that he recovers properly.
ABC 33/40 spoke with firefighters from other local fire departments about the assistance Price is receiving from his “fire family.”
Every firefighter knows the dangers that their job entails. It is no different for those that work at Birmingham Fire Station No. 2.
“Every day that we come to work we know there’s a possibility that we could get hurt,” Public Information Officer for Birmingham Fire and Rescue Sebastian Carrillo told ABC 33/40. “It’s a feeling you never get used to and it’s always one you hope you never have to experience but when it does happen it really hurts.”
While working to extinguish a fire, Lt. Price broke one of his legs and both ankles, making him unable to work and being without pay to support his family for a while.
“Once you hear a guy’s been injured you start thinking of your last shift or how that could have been one of the guys from your crew,” said Mountain Brook Fire Lt. Eric Meyer.
As a brewmaster at Cahaba Brewing Company, Meyer got the notion to create a fundraiser for Lt. Price.
“Knowing what we were doing is putting money in boots and raising money by drinking some beers because Cahaba is donating all the proceeds. Hopefully, he will recover perfectly and come back to work. Hopefully, we never have to do this again,” said Meyer.
On Monday night, Lt. Meyer reportedly raised a total of $2,000 through the fundraiser for Lt. Price and his family.
@RealKyleMorris is a Yellowhammer News contributor and also contributes weekly to The Daily Caller
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