A volunteer firefighter from a community just north of New York City has died after falling ill during a call.
According to a Facebook post by the Nyack Fire Department, firefighter David Jahnes, a 16-year veteran with the department, collapsed during a noxious odor call at a local bank Monday morning and later died at a hospital.
Jahnes, 58, was part of a crew responding to the Chase Bank on North Broadway in Nyack around 8:30 a.m. when he went into cardiac arrest.
What had been reported as a chemical spill turned out to be an overheated battery in the bank's alarm system. The building was temporarily evacuated.
Jahnes joined the Nyack Fire Department in 2001 and served as a company captain from 2008-11.
"Today, as well as the days, weeks, and months ahead please continue to remember Firefighter David Jahnes family, friends, and the Nyack Fire Department community in your thoughts and prayers," the department said in the post. "Let us always remember and honor the memory of this courageous firefighter."
