WATERVILLE — Capt. Mike Folsom was critically ill in a Portland hospital on Saturday after suffering a serious medical accident Thursday that led to cardiac arrest and a one-vehicle crash, Fire Chief Sean Esler said. continued.
In a letter to the community on Friday, Esler said Folsom was called to the fire department at 7 a.m. on personal leave on Thursday to help fix the city’s fire alarms and then asked to help with another project. said it was
According to Esler’s letter, Folsom left the station to obtain additional tools to complete the repairs, but at 11:42 a.m., he was contacted by police after a one-vehicle crash on Silver Street. Firefighters were called in and found Folsom unresponsive.
“Firefighters, paramedics and department doctors provided advanced life support at the scene.”
Esler said Folsom was taken to Thayer Health Center on North Street and then to Maine Medical Center in Portland on the Life Flight of Main flight, where he was in critical condition on Friday but has shown improvement. It is said that
Esler, who was contacted on Saturday morning, said Folsom’s condition was the same as when he wrote the letter, but declined to comment further out of concern for Folsom’s family.
Elzer said any information would be released at the family’s discretion, adding that she would not speak publicly about it.
A prominent and respected city employee, Mr. Folsom joined the fire department as a firefighter in 1985 and has worked full-time as a carpenter for the city’s Department of Public Works since 1999.
“Mike Folsom is directly involved in almost every major project, restoration and improvement around Waterville,” Esler said in the letter. “He is a go-to person for city officials and gets the job done. I don’t expect anything in return, and I never expect my work to be recognized.”
Esler said the fire department, public works and city finance department are asking for donations, and those wishing to donate can visit the city hall finance department at 1 Common Street.
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