Amputee Firefighter Helps Others Cope with Loss
Hartland resident David Dunville is the first full-time Amputee Peer Support Visitor in the United States.
A former Hartland firefighter, David Dunville, is the first full-time Amputee Peer Support Visitor in the United States, according to a press release from the Amputee Firefighters Association. Dunville, who lost his leg in 2003 in the line of duty as an on-call firefighter, is also the National President for The Amputee Firefighters Association and is a certified Peer Visitor through the Amputee Coalition, a non-profit organization with offices in Washington DC and Knoxville, TN. Employed by H-Care, with locations in Flint, Davison and Saginaw, Dunville said the newly created position would provide information, support and understanding to both pre and post-operative amputees. “I help them through the process,” Dunville said. “I help them …
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Tatum Ryan
6:10 pm on Saturday, September 8, 2012
Hi Scott- David can be contacted in any of the H-Care Offices, or within Hurley Hospital in Flint, or one of the Saginaw Hospitals. Contact information For David Dunville is H-Care, Flint : 810-733-0280 or H-Care, Saginaw: 989-791-9490. more ›