Related: Family and friends remember fire captain killed in Porterville library fire

  • Source: KFSN-TV ABC 30 Frenso/Visalia
  • Published: 02/19/2020 04:39 PM

As crews dig through charred debris, a community is mourning the loss of a hero. "It doesn't feel real," says Saidee Espinoza, Porterville Fire Capt. Raymond Figueroa's sister. "It doesn't." Just yards from where his brother took his final breath, Zach Figueroa and his fiance, Saidee, paid tribute to the fallen fire captain. "He was not just my hero, he was everybody else's hero," Zach said. "To the city of Porterville, to the city of Delano, my family, his friends. "He was everyone's hero." "He's an amazing man," Espinoza said. "Such an amazing man and an amazing big brother." Captain Figueroa's former classmates from Delano High School drove from Southern California. They didn't want to speak on camera, but say the father of two was a staple of the community and will be geatly missed. While a memorial continued to grow outside of the firehouse adjacent to the library, urban search and rescue teams spent the day extinguishing hot spots and working to gain access to the building's interior.



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