Firefighter Jeffery Alan Blackmer

Firefighter Blackmer and members of his department responded to a barn fire just after 2:00 a.m. Wednesday morning. After extinguishing the fire, they returned to the firehouse around 5:30 a.m.

When Firefighter Blackmer did not return home, his fiancee became concerned and contacted other firefighters.

They found him dead at the firehouse at approximately 9:45 a.m. He had apparently suffered a fatal heart attack while cleaning his equipment following the previous run.