Health & Fitness

Firefighter Injured In Fall Released From The Hospital

Ballinger left Penn Presbyterian Medical Center Wednesday to a crowd of cheering first responders.

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March 9, 2023

PHILADELPHIA -- Firefighter Randy Ballinger, with Ladder 13, is back home with his family after being treated for injuries sustained during a fall.

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Ballinger left Penn Presbyterian Medical Center Wednesday to a crowd of cheering first responders.

Ballinger was injured when he lost his footing on a roof and fell 25 feet to the ground, while battling a house fire on South Paxton Street in Southwest Philadelphia in February.

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