SUMMIT COUNTY, CO. (THECOUNT) — Ken Jones has been identified as the Summit County firefighter killed while battling a fire at a condominium in Copper Mountain early Saturday morning, according to officials.
Jones’ death marks the first line-of-duty death in the history of Summit Fire & EMS.
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Jones, 46, fell from a five-story rooftop at the Bridge End condo building at 860 Copper Road about 2 a.m., according to a news release from Summit Fire & EMS.
Jones had climbed to the roof to find access to the fire when he was killed.
The cause of the fire was still being investigated as of Saturday morning.
Jones was a 20-year veteran of Summit Fire & EMS.
“He had a heart of gold and would do anything for anyone. He was a firefighter’s firefighter,” Summit Fire & EMS Chief Jeff Berino said in the news release. “He’s been a valued member of our family for many years,” reports TheDenverChannel.
Jones leaves behind a wife and two children.
The Colorado Bureau of Investigation and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms will investigate the incident, which is protocol for line-of-duty firefighter deaths. No foul play was suspected, according to the fire department.
Geo quick facts: Summit County is one of the 64 counties in the U.S. state of Colorado. As of the 2010 census, the population was 27,994. The county seat is Breckenridge. Summit County comprises the Breckenridge, CO Micropolitan Statistical Area – Wikipedia.