The 33-year-old firefighter died Wednesday when he collapsed in his firehouse a day after battling a blaze in Queens.
A day earlier, he had helped fight a fire in Queens. According to the Fire Department of New York, the fire in the three-story house was brought under control in about two hours, with minor injuries reported to four people. Gerhard was tasked with forcing open doors to gain entrance to the structure and any interior search areas.
The FDNY’s medical office, in conjunction with a board of municipal doctors, will examine the circumstances leading to Gerhard’s death and the nature of the fire he was fighting, to determine if the death will be considered to have occurred in the line of duty, Barry Salzman, an attorney whose firm represents the families of dead police officers and firefighters, told Newsday.
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