Outside of Frederick Memorial Hospital emergency vehicles drove by as a processional to pay homage to the late Michael Powers Tuesday evening.
“It is my sad duty with a heavy heart I report the line-of-duty death of firefighter Michael Powers, of Libertytown Volunteer Fire and Rescue Company,” said Tom Owens, Fire Chief for Frederick County Division of Fire and Rescue and Service.
Powers responded to a vehicle accident on Liberty Road near Unionville Road with an entrapment. While clearing debris, Powers suffered from a medical emergency and was transported to Frederick Memorial Hospital.
“In spite of aggressive medical care by Frederick County paramedics and the emergency department doctors and staff at Frederick Memorial Hospital, firefighter Powers succumbed to his medical condition,” said Owens.
Powers was an active member of the Libertytown Volunteer Fire Company for nearly 40 years.