Two Lehigh County firefighters who died in the line of duty late last year will be honored during a national memorial service this weekend. WDIY’s Sarit Laschinsky has more.
Two volunteer firefighters died while responding to a Dec. 7 blaze in West Penn Township.
The men, Marvin Gruber, 59, and Zachary Paris, 36, were members of the Community Fire Company of New Tripoli, .
Members of the community, stretching from Pennsylvania to Frederick County, Maryland, turned out by the thousands to pay respects to two New Tripoli volunteer firefighters killed in a blaze in West Pe.
Two firefighters from the Community Fire Company of New Tripoli were honored on Saturday after losing their lives while battling a fire in Schuylkill County.
New Tripoli firefighters Zachary Paris and Marvin Gruber, who perished Dec. 7 fighting a Schuylkill County house fire, were remembered during a funeral service Saturday as humble heroes who died doing what they loved.