The fire was reported early Sunday east of Long Prairie according to Todd County sheriff authorities.

Officials announced that Lucas James Ewertsen was found dead inside the two story farmhouse. One adult family member was in the home and was treated for smoke inhalation.

Firefighters spent nine hours working to pub the blaze out according to Long Prairie Fire Chief Jim Kreemers.

The State Fire Marshall’s office and the Todd County Sheriff’s office are investigating.

The victims have been identified as Captain Robin Broxterman, 37 and Firefighter Brian Schira, 29. Broxterman was the department’s first female captain and the mother of two. Local news outlets reported that she was engaged to a firefighter from another area department.

Schira was hired by the Colerian department in November, and was formerly with Delhi Township. His friends have begun posting condolences on his MySpace Profile, which indicates he is single. His interests included softball, weight lifting, going to concerns and riding his motorcycle. He also worked at Home Depot.

The first call came in just after 6 a.m. as a carbon monoxide/smoke detector alarm and while en-route crews were advised that it was now reported as a full structure fire with fire reported in the basement.

On arrival, firefighters encountered heavy fire conditions. They entered the home to search for additional victims and find the seat of the fire, Conn said. At some point, there was a “catastrophic structure failure” and the firefighters apparently fell through the floor to the basement. There was no radio contact from the crew.

A second alarm was sounded as the Mayday was called by command and rapid intervention crews (RIT) went to work, locating the bodies about 30 minutes later, just after 7 a.m.

According to its Web site, The Colerain Township Department of Fire and EMS serves the largest township in Ohio. Colerain Township measures 43.5 square miles, abutting the northwest corner of Cincinnati, and serves over 60,000 residents. The Colerain Township Department of Fire and EMS, formed in 1975 through the combination of two volunteer departments then serving the area, remains on of the largest and busiest suburban departments in the state.

The last line of duty death for the department was in 1977.