Overview
- The service begins at 6 p.m. at the Church of the Incarnation in Wethersfield and is open to the public.
- The event marks one year since the Hawthorne fire on Lamentation Mountain in Berlin.
- Robert Sharkevich, 66, died in a vehicle accident while fighting that blaze.
- Known to colleagues and family as “Sharkey,” he served 25 years with the Hartford Fire Department and 22 years with the Wethersfield Volunteer Fire Department.
- The Hawthorne fire came during a season with more than 605 reported brushfires, drawing aid from across Connecticut, other states, and Canada.