Harrisburg Squad 8 station

Harrisburg Bureau of Fire's Squad 8 station is draped in black in memory of Lt. Dennis DeVoe, who died Saturday from injuries sustain while en route to a fatal fire on Lexington Street on Friday night.

(Steve Marroni | smarroni@pennlive.com)

Lt. Dennis DeVoe

The firefighter struck by a driver charged with DUI on his way to Friday's deadly fire in Harrisburg has died.

Chief Brian Enterline said Dennis DeVoe, a 21-year member of Harrisburg fire service, passed away this evening from injuries suffered Friday night while responding to the fire in the 2500 block of Lexington Street.

A 4-year-old girl died of her injuries suffered in the fire, and two other children remain in Lehigh Valley Burn Center. The girl's father and a teenage boy were released after treatment.

DeVoe, of Stewartstown, was on his way to pick up his gear at Mt. Pleasant Station 8 near 13th and Market streets when his car was T-boned at 14th and Walnut streets.

"Denny was a leader in our department and the fire service as a whole. His passion for the fire service made each of us strive to be better in all we do. Our department and the City of Harrisburg are better because of his service," said a statement from Enterline.

"Our hearts are broken and we grieve for the loss of our brother. Our resolve is strong and our will unwavering as we move forward with our service to the City of Harrisburg just as Denny would have said is a must," Enterline said.

The driver who struck DeVoe was Khanyae Kendall, 19, who was driving a stolen vehicle, Harrisburg police said. She was arrested after she fled the scene and showed up at a local emergency room, police said, and was charged with with driving under the influence, receiving stolen property, aggravated assault by vehicle, making false reports to law enforcement and other charges.

DeVoe graduated from the 14th fire academy at HACC in 1996. A graduate of Kennard-Dale High School, he also studied automotive technology at Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology.

Like most firefighters, DeVoe would probably say he always wanted to be a firefighter, and that he felt a duty to serve, said Lt. Will Skinner of Squad 8.

DeVoe is also a member of Pennsylvania Urban Search and Rescue, and a state fire instructor at HACC and York County fire school.

Only a month ago, DeVoe was one of two firefighters who pulled a man from a burning house in the 1200 block of Kittatinny Street.

Afterward, DeVoe chalked it up to just another day on the job. "It's what we signed up for," he said. "I'd want someone to do that if it were one of my family members."

Dennis DeVoe and his wife Amy are the parents of four children, Skinner said.

A GoFundMe page has been set up to raise money for DeVoe. About $2,500 had been raised by 4 p.m. Saturday. The goal is to raise $25,000.