Firefighter Killed Responding to Fire Alarm
 UNION
COUNTY - An 18 month member of the Wesley Chapel Volunteer Fire
Department died Saturday afternoon after the fire truck he was
driving was involved in a single vehicle collision on
Waxhaw-Indian Trial Road near New Town Road.
Both the Wesley Chapel VFD and Waxhaw Fire Department were
dispatched at 1626 hours to a nearby elementary school for a fire
alarm activation.
Engine 261 had only one firefighter on board (the victim) when it
was involved in a roll-over collision. A second truck from Wesley
Chapel arrived on scene seconds after the accident finding the
fire truck on its side. Due to the nature of the wreck, its
appears that Firefighter Hage died instantly.
Volunteer Firefighter Todd W. Hage, age 43, joined the WCVFD in
the Spring of 2006. He was awarded Firefighter Rookie of the Year
for 2006. Todd was a U.S. Navy veteran, and leaves behind a wife
and two young children.
The arrangements are as follows:
Visitation:
On Wednesday, August 15, at 1000 hours, the family of Todd
Hage will receive friends and family at the First Baptist Church
of Indian Trail, 732 Fairview Road, Indian Trail, NC 28079.
Funeral Service:
The funeral will be held immediately after the visitation at
1130 hours.
Burial:
Following the funeral, a Firefighter's Funeral Procession will
proceed to the Heritage Funeral and Cremation Services, 3700
Forest Lawn Drive, Matthews, NC 28104, where firefighter Hage will
be laid to rest.
Memorials/Donations:
Memorial donations can be sent to the address below. Checks
should be made out to the Todd Hage Fund.
Wesley Chapel Volunteer Fire Department
P. O. Box 963
315 Waxhaw-Indian Trail Rd
Waxhaw, NC 28173
704-843-0425
News conference held at
firehouse Saturday evening.
Red Cross members arrive to
help firefighters.
Captain Rob Brisley of the
Charlotte Fire Department assists the Wesley Chapel Volunteer Fire
Department at a news conference held Saturday evening.
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