A Berks County (PA) VFC Honors Late Firefighter During Fire Apparatus Dedication

The Community Volunteer Fire Company of Lower Alsace Township held a ceremony to house its newest fire truck and honor the memory of a fallen firefighter, reports 69 WFMZ-TV.

The new truck, nicknamed “The Elite,” is a 2018 KME tanker/pumper truck dedicated to the memory of late fire Chief James “Saggy” Snyder, who served as the township’s fire chief from 1986 until 2016. He died in March.

The fire company also housed a 2019 Kubota rough terrain vehicle

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Gov. Ned Lamont ordered flags lowered to half-staff for a Wethersfield firefighter who died fighting a brush fire on Lamentation Mountain.

KY Firefighter Flown to Hospital After FD Tanker Rolls Off Bridge Into Creek

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