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FLORENCE TWP., N.J. — Firefighter Brian Richardson has returned to work with the Florence Fire Department which is no small accomplishment after what happened to him.
Back in May of 2012, he was critically injured while responding to a tractor-trailer fire on 295 in Mansfield.
An explosion occurred, blowing off a backdoor that hit Richardson in the head. “When you consider what happened and the fact I can walk, I can move my hands, it’s impressive,” Richardson said. It is impressive, especially for a guy who’d been given the last rites at the hospital. But after a year and a half of intensive physical and cognitive therapy, he’s back on the job, serving as the department mechanic, town fire marshal and responding to fire calls again.
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