Our Central Firefighters Do a Great Job

On Jan. 17, I was headed north on Sullivan toward Wal-Mart. A truck heading south about a block before Sullivan’s Hardware ran off the road and hit a culvert. I called Central Police Chief Salsbury and  went to the accident. Two or three guys were there trying to break glass. A friend of mine was getting through the passenger side window. We held the victim’s head up to try and keep him from choking to death. The Central Fire Department arrived, and those young firemen did a great job! Using the Jaws of Life, they got the door open and the victim out. He was in considerable pain. I could not be more proud of these guys and the professional way they went about their work. At that very moment they saved that man. Unfortunately, he later died at the hospital.   We hear about our police because they do an incredible job! Seldom do we hear about our Fire Department. They too are true public servants!
Councilman Wayne Messina