Mike Wilson

Charlotte Fire Department Battalion Chief Mike Wilson said the man was in full cardiac arrest when other firefighters saw him on the ground and began CPR.They were able to resuscitate him, and he was taken to Carolinas Medical Center with life-threatening injuries.

Wednesday night, he was in serious condition.

A second firefighter, from the Charlotte Fire Department, was injured when he fell through the roof of the one-story building and hurt his back, Wilson said.He was taken to Presbyterian Hospital with injuries that were not life-threatening.
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Wilson said it is common for volunteer departments and the city's department to respond to all calls in the area.

Fire Chief Mike Wilson said it appears the fire was started by children playing with matches
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The William J. Philpot Memorial Scholarships to the Police Academy in Lewiston were presented to Jim Pishl and Michael Jack Wilson.

Charlotte Fire Department's Battalion Chief Mike Wilson and David Thornburg (Engine 2) taught Advanced Truck Company Operations at the Eastern Emergency Services School held in Fayetteville in March 2003.
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Chief Wilson holds a critique with the truck company crews after the first few evolutions
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Chief Wilson positions the aerial to demonstrate ventilating from the platform

Chief Wilson supervises as this firefighter, ladder belt hooked into his partner's for support, cuts a ventilation hole with a chainsaw without ever leaving the safety of the platform.
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Chief Wilson imparts some final words of wisdom upon the truck company class

Assistant Town Manager Mike Wilson gets the grand tour

Mike Wilson

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And although they didn't adopt the 10-year blueprint offered by consultants Robert Parnell and Michael Wilson, council members promised the concept won't gather dust.
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That's too few to provide minimal protection, Parnell, a Salisbury Fire Department battalion chief, and Wilson, a battalion chief with the Charlotte Fire Department, wrote in their report.

"Obviously he was distraught, or upset," Battalion Chief Mike Wilson of the Charlotte Fire Department said.

When the man neighbors know as David tried to get back into his mobile home firefighters had no choice but to stop him.

"This is a very dangerous scene still, you can still see some active fires burning, there's debris, there's sharp objects, he has no protective clothes on," said Wilson.

A Charlotte-Mecklenburg police officer had to step in and tell the man to relax, but the man turned and grabbed a firefighter.That's when other firefighters had to jump in and wrestle him to the ground.

His young neighbor begged him to calm down, but even with the cuffs on he continued to struggle.

Wilson said they did what they had to do to keep him out of harm's way.

"At that point our job is making sure he doesn't hurt himself," said Wilson.

Investigators have not yet determined a cause for the fire but no charges will be filed against the man for his outburst.

Officers just let him sit for an hour in the back of their patrol car until he calmed down.

"It is our opinion that the Kannapolis Fire Department cannot provide a minimum standard of service with the present level of staffing, regardless of the dedication and vigilance of the present volunteer and paid personnel," wrote consultants Robert Parnell, a Salisbury Fire Department battalion chief, and Michael Wilson, a Charlotte Fire Department battalion chief.

Firefighters and rescue squad members also conducted a ribbon cutting to celebrate the day with Mayor Paul Lambert, Fire Chief Mike Wilson and Rescue Squad Chief Corey Parriott thanking the crowd for their support.