Ocean City firefighters are helping one of their own with home repairs and even the installation of a new roof.
Jimmy Leone, 69, who retired from the Ocean City Fire Department in 2005, lives at 1400 Atkinson Ave. in Somers Point.
When fellow firefighters found out he was not doing well physically and couldn’t do repairs on his home, they entered a contest that would give Leone, and his wife, Constance, a new roof to their 1950 home.
Four local families, including a firefighter who worked with Leone throughout his career, nominated the Leone home for “Roof on Wings,” a promotion through Surf & Turf Roofing in Egg Harbor Township.
The Leone home won, and on Thursday morning work crews were steadily chipping off the old roof. The roof work is expected to be completed this week.