While fighting the raging forest fire on Twombley Road and fire advancing rapidly Firefighter Goodwin jumped off the truck to save himself. When he landed he broke his leg and unable to escape the fast moving forest fire. Former Firefighter Keith Goodrich stated in 2020, that when the winds quickly changed direction and the fire was overtaking them, they all ran and as he looked back to check on Firefighter Corydon Goodwin he was on the ground and the fire truck on fire.