HONOLULU (KHON2) — A Honolulu firefighter fractured his vertebrae after falling off the fire truck while on the job last month. HFD leaders say injuries on the job are expected. But serious incidents like this are rare and are hitting the department hard.
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Nate Soh is a 24-year veteran of the Honolulu Fire Department. A 3rd-generation firefighter. Described as embodying the best part of the job. Right now, he needs help.
“About a month ago, Nate suffered a fall off of a fire truck where he experienced a neck injury,” said Capt. Jaimie Song, Honolulu Fire Department. “The following day he had surgery on that neck injury, and he has left with some deficits at this time.”
Official say Soh is paralyzed from the waist down but has shown some positive signs…