Firefighter Jesse Gerhard’s Wake Set For Today On Long Island

ISLIP, N.Y. (CBSNewYork) — Firefighter Jesse Gerhard’s wake is being held Tuesday on Long Island.

His viewing will take place from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m., then again from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. at Frederick J. Chapey and Sons Funeral Home in Islip.

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The funeral will be held Wednesday at St. Patrick’s Church in Bay Shore.

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The 33-year-old died last week after suffering a medical episode at his firehouse in Queens a day after battling a fire in Far Rockaway.

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He was a seven-year veteran of the FDNY.