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LODD: NJ firefighter dies of medical emergency

Green Knoll Fire Rescue firefighter Michael Galay was found unresponsive by his wife the morning after his shift

Duty Death: Michael Galay - [Bridgewater]

End of Service: 22/11/2018

By FireRescue1 Staff

BRIDGEWATER, N.J. — A firefighter died of a medical emergency Thursday after a shift.

According to the USFA, Green Knoll Fire Rescue firefighter Michael Galay had responded to a smoke and fire alarm activation call and then returned to the station, where he helped his colleagues with a new engine company arrival.

He then went home, and was found unresponsive by his wife the next morning.

Galay was transported to the hospital, where he later died. The cause of his death has not been released.

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