A Connecticut firefighter lost his life in the line of duty on Tuesday while responding to a growing brush fire, officials say. Robert Sharkevich Sr., a member of the Wethersfield Volunteer Fire Department,

Berlin fire officials say a Wethersfield firefighter is dead after getting into an UTV crash while battling the brush fire at Lamentation Mountain State Park.

A Wethersfield firefighter died after a UTV rollover crash near the Meriden town line Tuesday, according to Berlin Fire Chief John Massirio. The crash was reported at 5:35 p.m. at the south end of the Lamentation Mountain brush fire in Berlin,