A Hopatcong fire captain collapsed while leading a drill last week in his station.
Fellow firefighters immediately performed CPR and revived Capt. Henry Sardina III, 46. And, transported him to a hospital.
However, he died of complications on Sunday, according to the U.S. Fire Administration.
He had been with the department for 13 years.
This brings to 56 the number of firefighters to die on duty this year.
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Susan Nicol is the news editor for Firehouse.com. She is a life member and active with the Brunswick Volunteer Ambulance & Rescue Company, Oxford Fire Company and Brunswick Vol. Fire Co. Susie has been an EMT in Maryland since 1976. Susie is vice-president of the Frederick County Fire/Rescue Museum. She is on the executive committee of Frederick County Volunteer Fire and Rescue Association. She also is part of the Maryland Institute for Emergency Medical Services Systems (MIEMSS) Region II EMS Council. Susie is a board member of the American Trauma Society, Maryland Division. Prior to joining the Firehouse team, she was a staff writer for The Frederick News-Post, covering fire, law enforcement, court and legislative issues.
