Late Anderson fire fighter to be remembered in national tribute

A member of the Anderson County Fire Department, the late Joseph Barr, will be among those in the profession to be remembered this weekend in Emmitsburg, Maryland during the 43rd National Fallen Firefighters Memorial Weekend.  In all, the observance will honor 89 firefighters who died in the line of duty in 2023 and 137 who died in previous years.  Barr, at the age of 83, died Christmas Day in 2020 of complications from COVID-19.