A veteran firefighter in a small community in northwestern Wisconsin has died following a response.
The U.S. Fire Administration on Thursday announced the line-of-duty death of 69-year-old Spooner volunteer firefighter Philip H. Neubich, who was a 38-year veteran of the fire service.
Late on Tuesday evening, Neubich responded to his fire station when the department was paged out for a reported gas leak inside a residence. Several hours later at around 6:15 a.m. Wednesday morning, Neubich was found unresponsive at home by his wife.
Local EMS crews responded, but resuscitation efforts failed and Neubich was pronounced dead of an apparent heart attack.