The Columbus Division of Fire suspended its annual Fill the Boot campaign this weekend, after a firefighter was hit by a car, breaking his leg, while collecting for the charity Friday morning in Clintonville. The firefighter, whose name the Fire Division wouldn't release, was wearing a reflective vest and other safety equipment when he was struck in the street at the intersection of North High Street and East North Broadway, said Rebecca Diehm, spokeswoman for the Division of Fire.

The Columbus Division of Fire suspended its annual Fill the Boot campaign this weekend, after a firefighter was hit by a car, breaking his leg,whilecollecting for the charity Friday morning in Clintonville.

The firefighter, whose name the Fire Division wouldn't release,was wearing a reflective vest and other safety equipment when he was struck in the street at the intersection of North High Street and East North Broadway, said Rebecca Diehm, spokeswoman for theDivision of Fire.

The firefighter washit around 11:30 a.m.Medics already were at the scene for the collection drive, which is done nationwide by the International Association of Fire Fighters to raise money each Labor Day weekendfor the Muscular Dystrophy Association.

The firefighterwas taken to OhioHealth Riverside Methodist Hospital and was listed in stable condition, according to Columbus police.

Battalion Chief Steve Martin, also a spokesman for the Fire Division, said late Friday that doctors were still assessing whether he would need surgery.

Martinsaid it's not believed the firefighter was hit intentionally. The driver of the car, whose name wasn't released,stopped and hasn't been charged But the local Fire Division decided to cancelthe rest ofthe three-day collection campaign for safety reasons.

�We just want to make sure we�re doing everything as safe as possible,� Martin said. �We need to evaluate what happened and I don�t think we can do that in time(to collect today).�

Dispatch Reporter Michael Huson contributed to this report.

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