A year after deadly library fire, Porterville perseveres through the pain
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PORTERVILLE, Calif. (KFSN) -- A serious accident review team, or SART for short, will soon release an independent report on last year's deadly Porterville Library Fire.
Its purpose is to provide more information about what happened, and prevent a similar tragedy from happening in the future.
"There's not a day that goes by that they're not on my mind," Porterville Fire Chief Dave LaPere said. "And that goes for my command staff too."
LaPere says he's proud of how his entire staff has shouldered the burden of losing two of their brothers: Captain Raymond Figueroa and firefighter Patrick Jones.