FDNY Firefighter Jesse Gerhard returned to his firehouse after battling a blaze Tuesday afternoon, as he had done for years. The next night, the 33-year-old from Islip collapsed in the Queens firehouse after suffering a "medical episode" and died.Newsday's Steve Langford reports.  Credit: Howard Schnapp; Kendall Rodriguez; Debbie Egan-Chin; Photo Credit: FDNY; Islip Fire Department; Lou Minutoli; Luiz Rampelotto/EuropaNewswire/picture-alliance/dpa/AP Images

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