Services planned for FDNY firefighter from LI who died after responding to fire

Services planned for FDNY firefighter from LI who died after responding to fire

Services will begin Tuesday for the FDNY firefighter from Long Island who died suddenly after responding to a fire.
A wake will be held for Jesse Gerhard at Chapey and Sons Funeral Home in East Islip from 2-4 p.m. and 7-9 p.m.
Gerhard's funeral is scheduled for Wednesday afternoon at St. Patrick's in Bay Shore.
Gerhard died just one day after responding to a two-alarm fire in Far Rockaway.
He was a seven-year veteran with the FDNY, and also volunteered in Islip.