A St. Paul firefighter has tragically died just days after he graduated from the training academy.
The St. Paul Fire Department announced that Timothy Bertz died after suffering a “serious medical event” while at his home on Saturday morning. While he was taken to a hospital for treatment, his injuries weren’t survivable, the department says.
Bertz served the country as a Navy SEAL before starting his firefighting career in 2017 with the Harris Fire Department. From there, he joined the Lino Lakes Fire Department and had just graduated from the St. Paul Fire Academy last Wednesday, Dec. 17, which the department said fulfilled a dream of his…