Two Point Pleasant volunteer firefighters responded to a brush fire call on Wednesday when the weather got the best of them.
“As yesterday’s weather was very, very windy -- during them fighting the fire, the wind direction changed and when it did it blew right on to a couple of the guys. They did not sustain burns, but they both had medical emergencies due to the change of direction of the wind,” Point Pleasant Fire Chief Jeremy Bryant said.
Bryant said two of his firefighters suffered minor injuries responding to that brush fire and were sent to the hospital, but then released later Wednesday night. He said it’s always a scary situation when one of your own experiences any type of medical issue while on call -- but he is just glad they are going to be OK.
“We are very fortunate that nothing further happened and that both will recover just fine,” he said.