BERWICK, Maine (WMTW) - Friday marks five years since Berwick Fire Department Capt. Joel Barnes died in the line of duty.. Barnes died while protecting a fellow firefighter during an apartment ...

A public memorial service for Capt. Joel Barnes will be held Sunday in Portland.

Joel Barnes succumbed to injuries Friday March 1, 2019, while fighting a fire in Berwick, Maine. Captain Joel Barnes was born in Portland, Maine on Nov. 17, 1986 the son of Michael Barnes ...

BERWICK, Maine (CBS) - Firefighters began a 24-hour vigil over the body of Berwick Fire and Rescue Captain Joel Barnes on Saturday.. Barnes, 32, died in a Bell Street apartment fire Friday.

"One thing we do need to remember is that Joel (Barnes) was a hero. He stood up, the alarm rang, and he responded," said Berwick's chaplain about the captain who died fighting a 2019 apartment fire.

Fallen Berwick firefighter is remembered as a hero. Capt. Joel Barnes is likely the first firefighter in Maine killed in the line of duty in more than 38 years, officials say.

BERWICK, Maine (WABI) - Saturday, March 1 marks six years since Berwick Fire Department Captain Joel Barnes died in the line of duty.. Barnes died while protecting a fellow firefighter during an ...

The local firefighter and EMT community is a close knit one, he said, people pulling down per diem shifts here and there — just as Berwick Fire Capt. Joel Barnes did for York Ambulance — as ...

Capt. Joel Barnes' family said he knew early on that he wanted to be a fireman, and his last act was to shield another firefighter when they got trapped in a third-floor room in the burning building.