Fort Worth firefighter in critical condition showing signs of improvement

Firefighter in critical condition showing improvement

The Fort Worth Fire Department says a firefighter left in critical condition after a crash is improving.

FORT WORTH, Texas - The Fort Worth Fire Department said the fire captain left in critical condition after a crash is improving.

Four firefighters were injured when the engine they were riding in rolled over on Tuesday morning.

The crash happened around 2:30 a.m. as firefighters were responding to a fire on Pecos Street in southeast Fort Worth.

The driver of Engine 3 lost control at the intersection of Village Creek Road and Wilbarger Street near the Eugene McCray Community Center and crashed into a tree.

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Daniel Terrell (Source: Fort Worth Fire)

Two firefighters are still in the hospital, including one who is in critical condition.

In an update on Wednesday, FWFD said 46-year-old Captain Daniel Terrell, is "showing positive signs of improvement and is officially breathing on his own."

The other hospitalized firefighter, 42-year-old Clint Robinson, underwent surgery on Tuesday afternoon.

The two other firefighters who were injured in the crash, 42-year-old Matthew Schneider and 33-year-old Devin Kuhn, were released from the hospital on Tuesday.

Critically injured FW firefighter breathing on his own

The Fort Worth Fire Department released the names of the four firefighters injured in a crash Tuesday morning while responding to a fire. The fire captain who was critically injured is reporting showing some signs of improvement.

The images from the crash instantly touched the heart of Pastor Jack Crane, whose Truevine Missionary Baptist Church sits about a mile from the accident scene.

"Prayer should be the backbone or foundation by which anything we do, particularly when something like this happens, because firefighters are our family," he said. "We consider them our family. Firefighters are just like neighbors. They are in the neighborhood."

The church’s weekly Wednesday night service is now an invitation to the community to offer special prayers for the injured firefighters and all first responders.

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(Source: Fort Worth Fire Department)

The fire department, as well, is grateful to the community for its kindness and support.

"I believe that just like they are the first responders for anything in the community, we have to the opportunity to be the first responders as it relates to prayer," Crane said.

At Station 3, several community members have dropped off signs and other items to show their support.

"Your compassion and support have not gone unnoticed. We feel the prayers and we appreciate each and every one of them," said Fort Worth Fire in a social media post.

FWFD said it will continue to give updates on the injured as they get them.