Gov. Ned Lamont directed U.S. and state flags lowered to half-staff in honor of a firefighter killed the line of duty while responding to a brush fire in Berlin.

A firefighter died in a utility task vehicle crash while responding to a brush fire in Berlin, Connecticut on Tuesday.

A Connecticut firefighter has died and two others were injured when a vehicle rolled over as they were battling a 90-acre brush fire.

Sharkevich was a retired firefighter with the Hartford Fire Department who was still volunteering with the Wethersfield department. Police say a preliminary investigation determined the UTV was operating on a steep, rocky incline when it rolled over onto Sharkevich, causing fatal injuries.

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 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,

A Connecticut firefighter died and two others were injured Tuesday when a vehicle rolled over as they were battling a 90-acre brush fire, authorities said.

A Wethersfield firefighter has died on Tuesday after a UTV rolled over near the scene of a large brush fire on Lamentation Mountain in Berlin. The accident was reported at 5:35 p.m. at the south end of the fire.