Hundreds bid final farewell to fallen Spring Valley firefighter Jared Lloyd
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Hundreds Gather For Funeral Of Volunteer Firefighter Jared Lloyd Killed In Spring Valley Assisted Living Center Fire
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“That’s what hurts me so much, that those boys are going to miss him. They loved him so much. They loved him as much as I loved him,” said Calvin Lloyd. The pain and heartbreak is still fresh in the community of Spring Valley after a deadly fire turned as assisted living facility into ash. NBC New York s Sarah Wallace reports.
Officials said Lloyd was one of the first firefighters to arrive at the scene. He was on the third floor trying to put out the flames when he became disoriented and eventually trapped there. Lloyd was last heard from when he issued a mayday call, and did not make it out of the building as it collapsed.
Funeral Honors Spring Valley Hero Firefighter Who Died in Nursing Home Fire © Provided by NBC New York
A fallen Spring Valley firefighter who died in a suburban New York assisting living home fire was remembered at a funeral Saturday morning.
Rockland County volunteer firefighter Jared Lloyd rushed into a burning assisted living home last week. He was reported missing for nearly 24 hours before his body was finally recovered.
Family, friends and fellow firefighters honored Lloyd at a funeral that started at 11 a.m. at Palisades Credit Union Park.
Spring Valley Hero Firefighter Honored, As Fire Alarm Issues Investigated
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