This from my Firebird club.......
One of our Firebird families needs our help. We received the tragic news that Josh Ingham, 25, of Spanaway, was seriously burned in an accident on May 27, 2002, while working on a truck he had planned to buy. He primed the carburetor with an open container of gasoline. The engine backfired through the carburetor and splashed burning gasoline over his upper body engulfing him in flames. Fortunately, he had the presence of mind to drop and roll, and with the owner of the truck smothering the flames with his own body, Josh’s life was spared. He was however, badly burned, and has second and third degree burns to 25% of his body. His chest, neck, right arm, and one side of his face will require ongoing treatment and skin grafts.
Josh’s job as a mechanic was the only source of income for him, his wife Nicole and children Randi, 5 and Scott, 2. He had recently started at Pro-Max, and has no medical insurance, nor financial reserves to meet the daily cost of living and the expensive treatments that lie ahead. Without insurance to cover hospital treatment, Josh is being treated as an outpatient. He has to travel by car, from his home, to St. Joseph’s Burn Center in Tacoma, for the very painful daily cleaning and dressing of his injuries.
An account has been opened to accept donations to help Josh and his family with these medical expenses. Please help in any amount you can donate. Contributions can be made at any Columbia Bank branch. For a branch near you, see
http://www.columbiabank.com/body_locations.html or mail your check to the:
Josh Ingham Burn Recovery Fund
Columbia Bank – Summit Branch
10409 Canyon Road E.
Puyallup, WA 98373
If you have any questions or know of any sources of help, please call his mother, Lisa Balcom at *82 (253) 531-1797.
A Benefit Fund Raiser has been planned for Sunday, June 30, 2002, from 2:00 pm to 8:00 pm at The Fabulous Firwood Inn, located at 8014 Valley Road E. Fife, WA, 98424. (253) 926-0476. A $20 donation will be collected at the door, with any additional donation greatly appreciated. Live music will be donated by two bands, Boinkers and Just Dirt. There will be raffles for his and hers mountain bikes, in addition to door prizes and a silent auction. Kids are welcome at no charge. We hope to see you there.
To Get There:
Take Hwy 167 to Puyallup. At the end of Hwy 167 there is a bridge. Take a right onto N. Meridian at the light. At the next light, take a left onto Valley Road E. The Fabulous Firwood Inn is about 1-½ miles down the road.
From I-5 take Exit 137, head East on 54th Ave. E for 1/2 mile, bear left onto Valley Road East for 1.9 miles.
