EAST ISLIP, N.Y. — A firefighter died Monday following a response.
The U.S. Fire Administration reported that volunteer firefighter Allen Westby, 67, with the East Islip Fire Department, was found dead at his residence the morning after responding to an alarm.
Firefighter Westby was a 43-year veteran of the department. The nature and cause of fatal injury are still to be determined.
He leaves behind a wife and two sons.
In lieu of flowers, donations in firefighter Westby’s name may be made to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital.