EAST PEMBROKE, NY — A New York fire police captain suffered an apparent heart attack while assisting at the scene of a motor vehicle accident and died Tuesday.
Capt. Norm Koch, 79, of the East Pembroke Fire Department, was transported to the hospital but all efforts to revive him were unsuccessful.
Firefighter Koch had more than 58 years in the fire service with Alexander, Corfu and East Pembroke fire departments.