A firefighter is being treated for a broken bone he received
while fighting a brush fire.
Crews say he was battling a brush fire
in the Jenny's Creek area of Mingo
County about 2 p.m.
Monday when he fell.
The West Virginia Division of Forestry say
the firefighter was taken to Three River 's Medical
Center in Louisa , Kentucky
to be treated for a possible broken bone.
The Division of Forestry says the
firefighter is a special registered crew leader that was working with the DOF,
but is not an employee with the agency.
His name is not being released.