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Heroes Highway/Firefighters Marvin Gruber and Zachary Paris
July 26, 2024 | PENNSYLVANIA
ALAN HOFFMAN, Correspondent
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This article is a direct street report from our correspondent and has not been edited by the 1st Responder newsroom.
On July 18th A 7 mile stretch of route 143 from the intersection of state route 309 in Lehigh County to the Berks County border was renamed in honor of Firefighters Marvin Gruber and Zachary Paris who died in the line of duty on December 7th 2022 fighting a house fire in West Penn Township Schuylkill County. A New Tripoli Fire Company truck slowly moved to reveal a green sign with the name Heroes Highway. The highway was closed for the ceremony, which featured state senator Jarrett Coleman along with New Tripoli Firefighters , politicians and local law enforcement. Fire Company members involved with the unveiling included New Tripoli, Weisenberg, Germansville and Lynnport Fire companies.