The U.S. Fire Administration has announced the official on-duty death of Assistant Chief Timothy J. Lamere, 47, of the Constable Volunteer Firemen, Inc.
Assistant Chief Lamere collapsed at home following department training. Firefighters from Constable Fire Department and EMTs from Northern Ambulance transported Assistant Chief Lamere to Alice Hyde Medical Center where he later died from a cause still to be determined.
Funeral Arrangements:
Services will be held Friday, August 24th at 2 — 4pm & 7 — 9pm at the Constable Fire Station. The funeral will be held on Saturday, August 25th at 10am at the Constable Fire Station. Any department wishing to send apparatus for the procession should contact county dispatch.
Tribute is being paid to Assistant Chief Timothy J. Lamere at http://www.usfa.fema.gov/fireservice/fatalities/
To date, 55 firefighter fatalities have been reported to USFA in 2012. Year-to-date monthly and annual USFA firefighter fatality reports are posted online at http://www.usfa.fema.gov/fireservice/fatalities/statistics/ff_stats.shtm
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