NORTHUMBERLAND COUNTY, Pennsylvania – Penn Live and The News-Item report that a Pennsylvania firefighter died suddenly after responding to a house fire on Thursday afternoon.
East End Fire Company Captain Scott Dannheimer was found unresponsive in the cab of a fire truck after a fire on North First Street in Coal Township.
Dannheimer, 53, of Shamokin, was transported to the Geisinger-Shamokin Area Community Hospital where he was later pronounced dead.
An autopsy is scheduled for Friday morning.
