--- description: Tony Girder was too close to a power line last month when he helped students participate in an Ice Bucket Challenge title: Firefighter Injured in Ice Bucket Challenge Dies image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltf2c15cc41e40664f/6986a48313c79f2d2f193faf/ap293935664018.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [U.S.](/section/us/) ## U.S. Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close * [Accident](/tag/accident/) ## Accident Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Firefighter Injured While Doing Ice Bucket Challenge Dies by [Sam Frizell](/author/sam-frizell/) ## Sam Frizell Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Sep 20, 2014 6:35 PM CUT  A Campbellsville Fire Department truck with the ladder extended remained at the scene where two firefighters were injured during an ice bucket challenge during a fundraiser for ALS on Thursday, Aug. 21, 2014, in Campbellsville, Ky. A Campbellsville Fire Department truck with the ladder extended remained at the scene where two firefighters were injured during an ice bucket challenge during a fundraiser for ALS on Thursday, Aug. 21, 2014, in Campbellsville, Ky.Dylan Lovan—AP by [Sam Frizell](/author/sam-frizell/) ## Sam Frizell Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Sep 20, 2014 6:35 PM CUT One of four firefighters hurt last month as they helped college students take part in an [Ice Bucket Challenge has died](http://www.wlky.com/news/campbellsville-firefighter-injured-in-ice-bucket-challenge-dies/28167948?absolute=true&utm%5Fsource=dlvr.it&utm%5Fmedium=twitter&utm%5Fcampaign=wlky "undefined") of his injuries. The killed firefighter, Tony Grider, suffered an electric shock when his fire truck’s ladder got too close to a power line. The incident happened shortly after the firefighters poured cold water on Campbellsville University students in Kentucky, the [Associated Press reported last month](http://nypost.com/2014/08/21/firefighters-shocked-by-power-lines-doing-ice-bucket-challenge/ "undefined"). Grider, 41, had been with the Campbellsville Fire Department for 16 years, reports WLKY Louisville. He is survived by five children and his wife, Gena. \[[_WLKY Louisville_](http://www.wlky.com/news/campbellsville-firefighter-injured-in-ice-bucket-challenge-dies/28167948?absolute=true&utm%5Fsource=dlvr.it&utm%5Fmedium=twitter&utm%5Fcampaign=wlky "undefined")\] ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/3409323/ice-bucket-challenge-firefighter-dies/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/3409323/ice-bucket-challenge-firefighter-dies/"},"headline":"Firefighter Injured While Doing Ice Bucket Challenge Dies","datePublished":"2014-09-20T18:35:10.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-21T10:19:16.377Z","description":"Tony Girder was too close to a power line last month when he helped students participate in an Ice Bucket Challenge","url":"https://time.com/3409323/ice-bucket-challenge-firefighter-dies/","keywords":["Accident"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltf2c15cc41e40664f/6986a48313c79f2d2f193faf/ap293935664018.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Sam Frizell","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/sam-frizell/"}],"articleSection":"U.S.","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltf2c15cc41e40664f/6986a48313c79f2d2f193faf/ap293935664018.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"Ice Bucket Challenge-Firefighters Hurt","caption":"Ice Bucket Challenge-Firefighters Hurt","creditText":"Dylan Lovan—AP","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/us/","name":"U.S."}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"/tag/accident/","name":"Accident"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/3409323/ice-bucket-challenge-firefighter-dies/","name":"Firefighter Injured While Doing Ice Bucket Challenge Dies"}}]},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"VideoObject","name":"India's Rice Bucket Challenge","description":"India's Rice Bucket Challenge","thumbnailUrl":"https://cdn.jwplayer.com/v2/media/B31LyEk5/poster.jpg?width=720","uploadDate":"2014-08-26T22:37:34.000Z","contentUrl":"https://cdn.jwplayer.com/manifests/B31LyEk5.m3u8","embedUrl":"https://time.com/3409323/ice-bucket-challenge-firefighter-dies/","duration":"PT56S","potentialAction":{"@type":"SeekToAction","target":"https://time.com/3409323/ice-bucket-challenge-firefighter-dies/?jw_start={seek_to_second_number}","startOffset-input":"required name=seek_to_second_number"}}] ```