(AP) — An Omaha firefighter candidate is recovering from injuries sustained after he fell 35 feet during a training exercise.
The Omaha Fire Department says the man suffered internal and external injuries from the accident Friday at the Rainwood Training Center. He is in stable condition.
The man, whose name hasn’t been released, was performing a search-and-rescue drill that involved finding a small child dummy. He was in a room with several people when he fell from a window on the third floor.
Officials say the first-year probationary firefighter candidate was hired in July 2012.