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Spring Valley firefighter Jared Lloyd s sacrifice was celebrated at a vigil for the anniversary of the fatal Evergreen Court Home for Adults fire. ....
The charges In addition to manslaughter, the Sommers are charged with two counts of assault in the second degree, and arson in the fourth degree, felonies. They were also charged with two misdemeanors each, two counts of third-degree assault and two counts of second-degree reckless endangerment. Arraigned before Spring Valley Justice David Fried, their bail was set and they were moved to the county jail. Village building inspectors Wayne Ballard and Raymond Canario are accused of filing false reports to the state regarding fire inspections. Their charges included a felony, offering a false instrument for filing, and a misdemeanor, second-degree falsifying business records. ....
Jared Lloyd will be missed. A father of two young boys, a loving son, and a hero to Rockland County, Lloyd was a man deeply invested in his community. He was laid to rest this afternoon after hundreds of first responders packed the Palisades Credit Union Park to honor their fallen comrade. Lloyd, 35 years old, had served his community as a member of the Spring Valley Volunteer Fire Department for 16 years before he and his brother firefighters were called to the Evergreen Court Home For Adults in the early hours of Tuesday morning March 23. Lloyd and his company heroically evacuated 112 elderly and disabled residents from one of the worst fire’s the village had ever seen. ....