The U.S. Fire Administration shared a notification on the death of a fire captain with the Saddle Brook (NJ) Fire Department following a training evolution.
On Tuesday, November 22, 2022, Captain Basil Pizzuto was conducting self-contained breathing apparatus (SCBA) refresher training to fellow members of the department. The following morning, Wednesday, November 23, 2022, while at his full-time job, he suffered a heart attack and coded. EMS personnel arrived at the scene and were able to revive him. He was then rushed to the hospital where he remained conscious and alert. He then fell ill, was taken into emergency surgery, and passed away a short time later.
