ST. JAMES, N.Y. — Richard Weisse died Saturday afternoon shortly after responding to a fire alarm at a school after experiencing a medical emergency.
The St. James Fire Department former captain served for 42 years and was a leader of the department’s junior firefighter program.
According to FirefighterCloseCalls, Firefighter Weisse was working with the junior firefighters on a food drive when he went down. He was 56 years old.
St. James is a volunteer fire department with 125 active members.