LODD - Princeton First Aid Swift Water Team

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Critical N.J. Responder Succumbs to Injuries

Firehouse.com News

Posted: Mon, 08/29/2011 - 11:45am

Updated: Mon, 08/29/2011 - 12:04pm

A Princeton First Aid and Rescue Squad member who was critically injured after being swept away in floods waters Sunday has died, according to The Times of Trenton. EMT Michael Kenwood, a member of the squad's swift water rescue was hospitalized after being pulled from the water early Sunday with undisclosed injuries. He was attempting to search a submerged car near Johnson Park at approximately 4 a.m. after Irene hit the area before becoming trapped in the water. The 39 year-old was tied to another responder when they entered the water, but they soon found the current was too strong and tried to turn back when one of them fell. They came free from the line held by other rescue squad members.

The submerged car was later determined to be empty.

Funeral arrangements are pending.

[ex-commish 490]

Terrible tradegy...may he rest in peace.

[MoFire390 118]

RIP...thoughts are prayers for his fellow friends and family during this time

[NJMedic 96]

It is with deep regret that on behalf of the Princeton First Aid and Rescue

Squad, Mercer County Central Communications announces the Line of Duty Death of

Emergency Medical Technician and Rescue Technician Michael Kenwood who passed on

Sunday August 28th shortly after 2200 hours.

Michael answered his last alarm on Sunday August 28th, 2011 at 0437 while

operating at Rescue Box 168/Fire Box 0630 located on Rosedale Road during a

swift water rescue assignment in Princeton Township.

Michael selflessly gave of himself that early morning so others may live, may

Michael rest in peace with the rest of our Nation’s fallen heroes. Services will

be held at the Robert Shoem Menorah Chapel, number 150 Route 4 in East Paramus,

NJ 07652 Wednesday August 31st, 2011 at 1330.

Please contact the Princeton First Aid and Rescue Squad at the following email

address memorial@PFARS.org if your department wishes to attend these services.

Our thoughts and deepest sympathy go to the family, friends, and fellow brothers

and sisters of EMT Kenwood.

--

Frank Setnicky

Director

[PFDRes47cue 653]

RIP. God Bless you and may your family, friends, and co-workers stay strong.

[NJMedic 96]

http://princeton.patch.com/articles/county-honors-princeton-emt-michael-kenwood-audio#video-7556260

[Goose 188]

RIP Brother. Sad to see so few responses here.

Edited August 30, 2011 by Goose

[JohnnyOV 2]

God speed brother...

[BFD1054 1,552]

A terrible tragedy indeed.

Rest in peace brother, thoughts and prayer with family, friends and Princeton FAS members.

[efdcapt115 1,511]

A terrible tragedy indeed.

Rest in peace brother, thoughts and prayer with family, friends and Princeton FAS members.

Spoken well for all of us.

[ny10570 745]

RIP Brother. Sad to see so few responses here.

Are you serious? ? A few RIP posts on some message board is how you gauge the support? You should have gone to his funeral. Then you would have witnessed the turn out of redponders from all over the region.