Fundraiser Launched to Support Injured Vancouver Island Firefighter
- A GoFundMe page was created on August 8 to support Ucluelet volunteer firefighter Adam Howe after he was injured during a wildfire deployment.
- Adam Howe suffered a tibial plateau fracture and underwent serious leg surgery after spending four days in a mainland hospital.
- The fundraiser highlights the financial strain on Adam Howe's family due to costs of food, travel, rent, bills, and loss of income as he recovers.
- As of press time, the GoFundMe page had raised $3,295 of its $7,000 goal to help support Adam Howe and his family.
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Fundraiser launched for Ucluelet firefighter injured while fighting wildfires
A Ucluelet firefighter is recovering from a serious leg injury after being hurt while deployed to fight wildfires. Adam Howe suffered a tibial plateau fracture, which is a shinbone fracture, while working on the wildfire frontlines. He spent four days in hospital on the Lower Mainland before undergoing major surgery on his leg. The injury could take four to six months to heal, according to a fundraiser organized online by Howe’s friend, Stephani…
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Fundraiser launched to support injured Vancouver Island firefighter
A GoFundMe page has been launched to support a Ucluelet firefighter injured during a wildfire deployment. The fundraiser was launched on Aug. 8 and explains that Adam Howe suffered a tibial plateau fracture and now faces a long recovery following surgery. “Adam was in the hospital on the mainland for four days before having very serious surgery on his leg. This being said, the costs of food/travel/rent and bills are going to start piling up and …
Fundraiser launched to support injured Ucluelet firefighter - Tofino/Ucluelet Westerly News
A GoFundMe page has been launched to support a Ucluelet firefighter injured during a wildfire deployment. The fundraiser was launched on Aug. 8 and explains that Adam Howe suffered a tibial plateau fracture and now faces a long recovery following surgery. “Adam was in the hospital on the mainland for four days before having very serious surgery on his leg. This being said, the costs of food/travel/rent and bills are going to start piling up and …
The fire spread from the vehicle to the grass and bushes along the expressway. One of the firefighters was injured during the intervention.
A car caught fire on the Vipava expressway in Rebernice on Sunday evening. Four citizens of North Macedonia who were in the vehicle managed to escape to safety in time. A firefighter was injured during the intervention and was taken to the Šempeter hospital for treatment, the Nova Gorica Police Department announced.
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