Minnesota Firefighter Collapses in Fire Truck
PINE CITY, Minn. -- Pine City firefighter Jeremy Jylka, 34, died Tuesday afternoon en route to a grass fire.
According to the Pine City Sheriff's Office, Jylka collapsed while riding in the fire truck on the way to a fire between Hinckley and Pine City. Jylka stopped breathing and another firefighter started to perform CPR.
Jylka, 34, was pronounced dead at Kanabec Hospital. He joined the fire department in 2007 and is survived by his wife, Kelly and their 4-year-old daughter, Anica.
Republished with permission of KMSP-TV.
Funeral Information
Visitation for Firefighter Jeremy Jylka will be held Sunday, May 4 from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. and Monday, May 5 from 10:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. at Our Redeemer Lutheran Church, 825 Golf Avenue SW, Pine City, Minn.
Funeral services will be held Monday, May 5 at 11:30 a.m. at the church.
Burial will follow at Hilltop Cemetery in Pine City.