The Trumbull County coroner is investigating the cause of 55-year-old Eddie Conricote's death, Durkin said.
Conricote had been a volunteer with the department for 15 years.
NewsChannel 33 reported that firefighters were called to the home because a car in the garage caught on fire. Two cars in the garage were damaged, as well as a room above the garage.
Conricote also worked for the township Road Department and previously had worked for the Park Department.
Trustee W. Gary Litch said Conricote enjoyed his job with the Fire Department.
''He was a good employee,'' Litch said. ''He was a good person. It's unfortunate.''
Tim Monroe, Conricote's supervisor on the Road Department, said he worked with Conricote for the last 10 years.
''Eddie was a great guy,'' Monroe said. ''He loved the work he did. He loved being a volunteer firefighter.
''He was a very intelligent guy. A good guy to be around. He was never angry. He always had a smile on his face.''
Monroe said Conricote's brother and mother both live in the area, and his mother was at the hospital when Conricote was brought in. Monroe also said Conricote had a sister who lives in Canton who also was heading here when she learned of her brother's death.
''It's very sad. It's very unexpected,'' Monroe said. ''It puts everything in perspective when someone you work with is gone. It makes you take a step back and re-examine what your relationships are with your friends and the people you work with.''
The incident recalled the July 29, 1981, fire in which five Warren firefighters were seriously burned. One of them, Joseph Rich, died of a heart attack about four years later after taking early retirement.
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