KCCI 8 News
CENTERVILLE, Iowa — A Centerville firefighter died Saturday after battling a large commercial fire.
City officials said Centerville Assistant Fire Chief Mike “Coop” Cooper passed away Saturday in his home after fighting a commercial building fire at the Cowan Enterprises building in Centerville.
His death is being treated as a line of duty death, officials said. Cooper started with the Centerville Fire Department back in 1977. Officials said he is the longest-serving volunteer firefighter in the department’s history by service 37 years.
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