First responders attending the Connecticut Fire Academy are reflecting on what it means to honor a fallen hero, as the state grieves the death of a Plainville firefighter.

The 35-year veteran of the Plainville Fire Department is being remembered as someone who served his community with dignity and honor. Monday, a procession took Moreau’s body from the medical examiner’s office in Farmington back to Plainville.

Family members, friends and community members attended a vigil for fallen firefighter Raymond “Ray” Moreau at Plainville High School Tuesday night. Moreau was killed while battling a house fire on Sunday.

The town will remember fallen Plainville firefighter Raymond Moreau during a ceremony Tuesday, officials said.

A final siren sounded off Tuesday evening for Plainville firefighter Raymond “Ray” Moreau, who died in the line of duty while responding to a house fire early Sunday

Raymond "Ray" Alan Moreau, 60, was working at the scene outside near a fire truck, when a piece of the truck broke off and hit him in the leg, state police said.

The Town of Plainville planned to honor the life and legacy of a volunteer firefighter who died in the line of duty. July 29 marked 20 years since a deadly wreck on Avon Mountain. The victims' families spoke exclusively about the tragedy.

A community in Connecticut has been mourning the death of a volunteer firefighter who was killed Sunday morning while responding to a house fire.