OMRO, Wis. — An off-duty volunteer firefighter died last Wednesday after he was impaled by a tree limb.
Wayne Remer, 55, with the Omro (Wis.) Rushford Volunteer Fire Department, died from injuries he suffered when a tree limb entered the cabin of a bulldozer he was operating, FDL Reporter said.
Remer served on the department for more than 35 years, including eight years as an assistant chief.
“To refer to Wayne as a dedicated and exemplary firefighter would not even come close to accurately describing his contribution to the department and the community,” the department’s Facebook page said. “All of us, as members of the department, felt safer on calls because of Wayne. His loss has left an emptiness that we cannot express.”
A memorial is being established in Remer’s name.