WALKER COUNTY, Georgia - Wednesday, December 31,2008 - 10:30 pm - Walker
County Engine 6 responding to a call crashed at the intersection of Mission
Ridge Road and McFarland Road. The fire engine was traveling north on
Mission Ridge, turning onto McFarland when the crash occurred. The truck
rolled over on it's top in the ditch line on McFarland Road causing the
driver to be trapped under the wreckage.
Several emergency units with Walker Emergency
Services were immediately dispatched to the scene. Within seconds, numerous
crews arrived on the scene. Firefighters and rescue personnel worked quickly
to attempt freeing the driver, unfortunately he had already succumb to his
injuries. Two other firefighters that were also on the engine were quickly
loaded into ambulances and rushed to a nearby hospital.
The driver of the engine, Corporal Jarrett
Little was pronounced dead at the scene. Corporal Little was a dedicated,
experienced firefighter that had driven fire engines to numerous calls.
Corporal Little was not only a paid firefighter for Walker County but also a
volunteer firefighter for neighboring Fort Oglethorpe Fire Department.
Having been a firefighter since he was old enough to join, Corporal Little
had years of experience with driving apparatus.
The cause of the crash is still under
investigation by the Georgia State Patrol. Corporal Jarrett Little's passing
will be a great loss to the North Georgia Firefighting community.
Story and photos by Bill Carson
