City firefighter Frank Walsh is recovering at home after receiving first- and second-degree burns while battling a fire that flashed over in a vacant building early Monday morning.
“All things considered, I’m feeling very lucky,” Walsh told the Press of Atlantic City after he was released Tuesday afternoon from the Jefferson Hospital Burn Unit in Philadelphia.
Walsh, 40, of Ventnor, suffered second-degree burns on his shoulder and first-degree burns on his arms. He has been a resort firefighter for 11 years and a former professional surfer, competing in several local and international competitions.
Early Monday, crews responded to a fire in a vacant building at 504 N. Indiana Avenue. Walsh said he was on the primary attack line and was controlling the firehose nozzle.