Firefighter collapses in cardiac arrest in Dewey BeachAlan Henney WGMD NewsA 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. |