N.Y. fire police officer fatally struck by rescue truck ID'd
Hartland Volunteer Fire Company Firefighter Judy Spencer was killed while acting as the spotter for a fire vehicle backing up at a fire scene
Duty Death: Judy Spencer - [Gasport, New York]
End of Service: 08/24/2021
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.
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.
