Wethersfield firefighter Robert Sharkevich Sr. was killed Tuesday after a utility vehicle rolled over on him while battling a brush fire in Berlin and Meriden.

A close friend of the firefighter who died in a UTV crash while battling a brush fire on Tuesday in Berlin is honoring his memory. Retired Hartford Fire Captain John Nolan heard the news from Robert “Sharkey” Sharkevich’s brother.

The state is mourning a Wethersfield firefighter who died on Tuesday while responding to a massive brush fire that has burned about 90 acres in Berlin and Meriden. Officials said that it could take a month to fully extinguish the fire.

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.

Robert Sharkevich Sr. died in an UTV crash while responded to a brush fire on Lamentation Mountain in Connecticut on Tuesday evening, officials say.

Friends and Family are remembering the fallen firefighter Robert “Sharky” Sharkevich Sr. Oregon is now the No. 1 team in the country after Georgia's win over Texas. Ravens LB Roquan Smith may owe some money to the NFL if it's determined he used a banned hip-drop tackle on Chris Godwin.

Gov. Ned Lamont directed U.S. and state flags in Connecticut lowered to half-staff in honor of a member of the Wethersfield Volunteer Fire Department and former member of the Fire Department who died in the line of duty while responding to a brush fire at Lamentation Mountain in Berlin on Tuesday.