A Tree Fell On Fire Fighter Ben
Donation protected
This is one of Ben's older sisters. I'm going to try to give you a glimpse of what happened to Ben, and how we can help.
The first Maine Noreaster was well underway on the evening of Saturday, December 5th. Our (son, father, uncle, brother, cousin, friend, neighbor, fiancé...) Benjamin was en route to return a visiting childhood friend (hey, Bobby Mayo!) safely to his grandmother's home. Also in the cab of his warm Chevy Silverado were his fiancée, Kathleen, and three of his young sons (Hayden, Parker, & Mason).
Ben, always one with a plan, had planned to drop of Bobby, then Kat & the boys at their home, before returning to the Dover-Foxcroft Fire Department to suit up and assist his fellow firefighters with dealing with the storm damage. As they round the corner to Grammy Mayo's they came upon a fallen tree blocking traffic into and out of the retirement community. As Ben and Bobby went into the snow and proceeded to clear the tree, every single person in and outside of the truck heard the piercing snap of a second maple tree as it crushed and entrapped Ben.
"Well, Jayne. As I lay there pinned I knew there was a fire department full of brothers ready to come to get me. I could see the lights at Mayo Hospital above the treeline. I had Kat there. Bobby was going to take the boys home."
Ben sustained injuries throughout his entire body including a collapsed lung, multiple broken ribs, vertebrae, right hip & leg fractures, and a very extensive pelvic & sacrum fracture that was unstable and bleeding internally. This required a trip to Eastern Maine Medical Center and immediate surgery.
To know Benjamin is to know adventure. Want to check out the bottom of Sebec Lake? Ben has gear, and he'll gladly take you. Time with Kat and the four boys is often filled with hiking, kayaking, ice skating (or road hockey), soccer, snowboarding... his big concern after surgery was which of his siblings would be able to take his boys skiing so they could continue building upon their skills.
Ben is never still or idle.
He will need to learn to walk again.
It will be a long and hard journey for this wonderful soul, and he will need all of us to get through it.
Benjamin Osias Fagan is incredibly loved by his entire (HUGE) family & a cherished friend. His fiancée Kat & his boys, Pierce, Hayden, Parker, & Mason are his world. He's been a Firefighter II with the DFFD since 1999. He has given so much to this small community. He's showed up in some of the worst moments of someone's life & been their strength. It's time we all show up for him.
If you can contribute to this gofundme, thank you.
If you can continue to jot notes on his Facebook page , thank you, it's making more of an impact than you might know.
His cell phone was smashed by that damn tree, so Facebook is a good way to connect with him, for now.
Kat and the Fagan family will continue to update on his progress and next steps.
Oh, and have you ever tried Benjo's Flapjack Salsa, AKA his locally sourced maple syrup, while listening to Pearl Jam in his garage? Magic.
The first Maine Noreaster was well underway on the evening of Saturday, December 5th. Our (son, father, uncle, brother, cousin, friend, neighbor, fiancé...) Benjamin was en route to return a visiting childhood friend (hey, Bobby Mayo!) safely to his grandmother's home. Also in the cab of his warm Chevy Silverado were his fiancée, Kathleen, and three of his young sons (Hayden, Parker, & Mason).
Ben, always one with a plan, had planned to drop of Bobby, then Kat & the boys at their home, before returning to the Dover-Foxcroft Fire Department to suit up and assist his fellow firefighters with dealing with the storm damage. As they round the corner to Grammy Mayo's they came upon a fallen tree blocking traffic into and out of the retirement community. As Ben and Bobby went into the snow and proceeded to clear the tree, every single person in and outside of the truck heard the piercing snap of a second maple tree as it crushed and entrapped Ben.
"Well, Jayne. As I lay there pinned I knew there was a fire department full of brothers ready to come to get me. I could see the lights at Mayo Hospital above the treeline. I had Kat there. Bobby was going to take the boys home."
Ben sustained injuries throughout his entire body including a collapsed lung, multiple broken ribs, vertebrae, right hip & leg fractures, and a very extensive pelvic & sacrum fracture that was unstable and bleeding internally. This required a trip to Eastern Maine Medical Center and immediate surgery.
To know Benjamin is to know adventure. Want to check out the bottom of Sebec Lake? Ben has gear, and he'll gladly take you. Time with Kat and the four boys is often filled with hiking, kayaking, ice skating (or road hockey), soccer, snowboarding... his big concern after surgery was which of his siblings would be able to take his boys skiing so they could continue building upon their skills.
Ben is never still or idle.
He will need to learn to walk again.
It will be a long and hard journey for this wonderful soul, and he will need all of us to get through it.
Benjamin Osias Fagan is incredibly loved by his entire (HUGE) family & a cherished friend. His fiancée Kat & his boys, Pierce, Hayden, Parker, & Mason are his world. He's been a Firefighter II with the DFFD since 1999. He has given so much to this small community. He's showed up in some of the worst moments of someone's life & been their strength. It's time we all show up for him.
If you can contribute to this gofundme, thank you.
If you can continue to jot notes on his Facebook page , thank you, it's making more of an impact than you might know.
His cell phone was smashed by that damn tree, so Facebook is a good way to connect with him, for now.
Kat and the Fagan family will continue to update on his progress and next steps.
Oh, and have you ever tried Benjo's Flapjack Salsa, AKA his locally sourced maple syrup, while listening to Pearl Jam in his garage? Magic.
Fundraising team (2)
Kathleen Moneghan
Organizer
Dover-Foxcroft, ME
Jayne Fagan
Team member
