Stuart Hardy
Burton Fire Department
Beaufort, South Carolina
Stuart Hardy, husband and father of three, died in his first year of service with Burton Fire District in Beaufort, South Carolina at the age of 31. Stuart completed his Emergency Medical Technician training on July 31, 2015 and received certification on August 15, 2015.
Firefighter/EMT Hardy was on his 11th call as a South Carolina EMT at the time of his death.
Stuart had just responded to a motor vehicle collision in Burton, South Carolina when he collapsed on scene September 13, 2015. He had assessed the victims of the collision and was retrieving equipment from the unit at the time. After the collapse, he was resuscitated and airlifted to the Medical Center of South Carolina where he died 11 days later, September 24, 2015.
Honored 2016