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Florida Firefighter Resigns, Charged With Setting Coworker On Fire
APOPKA, Fla. - A central Florida firefighter has resigned after being charged with setting a co-worker on fire during a Christmas party last month.
Apopka police say 44-year-old Jason Leblanc has been charged with arson and arson resulting in the injury of another.
Police say Leblanc was at a Christmas party Dec. 18 when he poured lighter fluid on 25-year-old Jack Shumate's legs and lit him on fire. The party had not been organized by the Apopka Fire Department.
Shumate was taken to a nearby hospital with second-degree burns on his legs. He has not returned to work since the fire.
Alcohol was available at the party, but officials say it's not clear if Leblanc or Shumate had been drinking.
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Information from: Orlando Sentinel, http://www.orlandosentinel.com
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Apopka police say 44-year-old Jason Leblanc has been charged with arson and arson resulting in the injury of another.
Police say Leblanc was at a Christmas party Dec. 18 when he poured lighter fluid on 25-year-old Jack Shumate's legs and lit him on fire. The party had not been organized by the Apopka Fire Department.
Shumate was taken to a nearby hospital with second-degree burns on his legs. He has not returned to work since the fire.
Alcohol was available at the party, but officials say it's not clear if Leblanc or Shumate had been drinking.
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Information from: Orlando Sentinel, http://www.orlandosentinel.com
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Permalink Reply by Patti Walz on
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WTF????????????????????
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Permalink Reply by Mike Schlags (Captain Busy) Retd on
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Once again, one bad decision leads to another... What can we learn from this incident? The quick and easy answer is that things like this happen because some people are just not right... Especially when drugs or alcohol is involved which leads to people just doing stupid things, like this. This percentage of the population also keeps us employed or busy...
So... just how bad were the injuries and the percentage of burn... This got me to thinking about refreshing my memory for calculating burn injury percentages...
Also, what kinds of burn injuries are there? Which are worse? Is this particular burn injury really a bad one?
Mechanisms of a Burn Injury
Thermal Injury
Flame - Accelerants such as gasoline, lighter fluid, or natural gas are often involved. The depth of flame burn is typically full or partial thickness.
Scald - 60% of burns in children are from scalds. Intentional injury is rare but should be considered if there are delays in presentation, inconsistencies in history, or an unusual pattern of injury.
Contact - Contact burns often present as small burns on extremities, but they can be serious in those not able to remove themselves from the source of injury, such as elderly people, children, disabled people, and people incapacitated by drugs, alcohol, fit, or faint.
Flash - Flash burns are usually to the face and upper limbs and are caused by an explosive ignition of a volatile substance. They are often due to use of accelerants to light a fire or gas explosions.
For an exceptional burn injury link click here.
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