On October 14, 2015 at 0816hrs, Fire Police Officer Gerald "Bear" Celecki, 70, collapsed while directing traffic at an emergency incident. Fire Police Officer Celecki, who was also chief of the Middlesex County Fire P, was treated on-scene by fellow responders and transported to the hospital but succumbed to a nature and cause of fatal injury to be determined
Our condolences to the Celecki Family & Friends, South Amboy Fire Department, and to all affected by Fire Police Officer Gerald "Bear" Celecki’s passing.
To date, 70 firefighter fatalities have been reported to USFA in 2015. Year-to-date monthly and annual USFA firefighter fatality reports are posted online at U.S. Fire Administration (USFA) Fatality Notices page.
(The usual disclaimers: I am not a journalist; This is a blog that expresses an outlook and is not conclusive in any shape or manner.)
