St Lucie Firefighters build wheelchair ramp for elderly man
St. Lucie County, Fl -A team of St. Lucie County firefighters went above and beyond to help an elderly man in need, by building a wheelchair ramp for him.
Station 1C responded to a fall and assist back into a wheelchair. The crew noticed that the home did not have a proper wheelchair ramp for access. Lt. John King, Eng. Justin Harnage & FF/PM Jeremy Rouse went back to the station, built a wheelchair ramp and then took it back to the residence to install it.
“Acts like these, which are above and beyond the call of duty, reinforce the Fire District motto: ‘Our Family Serving Yours’.”-Division Chief Aaron Shaw
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