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Published May 13, 2008 12:53 am - SENECA, Mo. — Tyler Casey, 21, did not survive his heroism.
The Seneca Area Fire Protection District volunteer firefighter died at 2 p.m. Monday of injuries he suffered while trying to warn Newton County residents of the tornado he saw coming right for them.


'It goes beyond a hero'



“I want to fill my calling and

to give the best in me,

to guard my neighbor and

protect his property.

And if according to your will

I have to lose my life,

bless with your protecting hand

my children and my wife.”

— From “The Firefighters Prayer,”

listed on the Seneca Area Fire Protection District’s Web site, http://safpd.org

By Melissa Dunson

mdunson@joplinglobe.com

SENECA, Mo. — Tyler Casey, 21, did not survive his heroism.

The Seneca Area Fire Protection District volunteer firefighter died at 2 p.m. Monday of injuries he suffered while trying to warn Newton County residents of the tornado he saw coming right for them.

Casey was storm-spotting Saturday at Missouri Highway 43 and Iris Road in Newton County, according to Andy Nimmo, Redings Mill fire chief and spokesman for the Seneca Area Fire Protection District in this matter.



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