Duty Death: Judy Spencer - [Gasport]
End of Service: 24/08/2021
Update on 8/25 @ 3:09 p.m.
By Rachel Engel
GASPORT, N.Y. — A fire police officer was killed while working the scene of a fire.
Firefighter Judy Spencer was killed when a Barker Fire Department rescue truck struck her while backing up, the U.S. Fire Administration reported.
Spencer had served in the fire service for 20 years.
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Original reporting
By Rachel Engel
NIAGARA COUNTY, N.Y. — A member of Hartland Volunteer Fire Company was killed while working the scene of a fire, FireFighterCloseCalls.com reported.
A fire police officer was killed after a Barker Fire Department rescue truck she was spotting backed into her, WGRZ reported. She was pronounced dead at the scene.
This is a developing story.
Editor’s note: An earlier version of this story incorrectly identifed the deceased as Merle Snell, a member of the Hartland Volunteer Fire Company who died earlier this week.