An on-duty Onset firefighter was seriously injured in a hit-and-run Friday evening while responding to a storm-related call in East Wareham, according to Wareham Police.

Police are currently searching for the driver. Anyone with information should call Wareham Police at 508-295-1212 or the department’s detective division at 508-295-1206. Anonymous tips can be made online at www.warehampolice.com via the department’s Text-A-Tip application.

The firefighter, who is not being identified pending notification of family, was responding to an incident near the intersection of Onset Avenue and Cranberry Highway. At approximately 7 p.m., a driver struck the firefighter and then fled the scene. The firefighter was taken to Rhode Island Hospital for treatment of “serious injuries,” police said.

Wareham and State Police are investigating. Wareham Police noted that because the investigation is ongoing “information is very limited at this time.”