Firefighter collapses in cardiac arrest in Dewey Beach
Alan Henney WGMD News
A firefighter collapsed in cardiac arrest in Dewey Beach as visitors were leaving the beaches in mass following the fireworks.Firefighters and Dewey Beach police had responded to Clayton Street for a possible structure fire around 11:05 p.m. Sunday after receiving a call for smoke coming from a residence. After investigating, Sgt. Clifford Dempsey, police spokesman, says they discovered that fireworks had started a small fire involving some brush.
Sgt. Dempsey says they put some water on the brush. While at the incident, a firefighter collapsed at the feet of a seasonal police officer around 11:20 p.m. Sgt. Dempsey says they started CPR immediately and an AED was quickly utilized to shock him once while waiting for EMS to arrive.