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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.
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.
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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.
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.
Fort Worth Firefighters Injured in Crash
Captain Daniel Terrell
Daniel Terrell (Source: Fort Worth Fire)
46-year-old Captain Daniel Terrell remains in the ICU due to his injuries.
Terrell has been with the department for 18 years and sustained life-threatening injuries in the crash.
Firefighter Clint Robinson
Clint Robinson (Source: Fort Worth Fire)
Firefighter Clint Robinson underwent surgery on Wednesday afternoon.
The 42-year-old had been with the department for 18 years.
He remains in the hospital.
Engineer Matthew Schneider
Matthew Schneider (Courtesy: Fort Worth Fire)
42-year-old Matthew Schneider received minor injuries in the crash on Tuesday morning.
The 22-year vet of the Fort Worth Fire Department was released from the hospital on Tuesday.
Firefighter Devin Kuhn
Devin Kuhn (Source: Fort Worth Fire)
Firefighter Devin Kuhn also had minor injuries from Tuesday's engine crash.
The 33-year-old has been with the department just shy of 5 years.
He was released from the hospital on Tuesday.