SUPPORTING zac Community turns out to help firefighter
EAST BUTLER — A young firefighter seriously injured in a freak accident is getting help not just from his fire department brethren but from his entire community.
Even strangers have rallied around Zac Hack.
“We're so grateful for the support,” said Joy Stutz, Hack's aunt, during a packed benefit Sunday at the East Butler Fire Hall.
The 21-year-old Hack suffered two broken vertebrae after he was hurt in a July 1 pool accident. Authorities said he dove into a pool and hit his head.
Hack has been a firefighter at the East Butler Volunteer Department for at least six years. He started as a junior firefighter when he was attending Butler High School, said East Butler Fire Chief Derek Thompson.
Sunday's event, Thompson said, was a collaboration of the fire department and Hack's family.
Everything for the benefit was donated. “We couldn't have done it without that,” Stutz noted.
Thompson said businesses and other fire departments also pitched in to help.
Stutz said she was touched by Sunday's outpouring of support
“It says a lot about Zac and the type of person he is,” she said. “It's humbling.”
