An assistant chief with the Forestburgh (NY) Fire Company #1 died after suffering an apparent cardiac event on the fireground, according to the U.S. Fire Administration.
On Saturday, January 15, 2022, the Forestburgh Fire Company #1 was called in by the Monticello Fire Department under mutual aid to a structure fire at 65 Rockridge Drive in the town of Thompson. While at the scene, Assistant Chief William “Billy” Joseph Steinberg, 37, collapsed. He was immediately treated and rushed to the Garnet Health Medical Center Catskill, where he passed away from an apparent heart attack.
