Firefighter Alec Tannenbaum completed an on-duty shift Tuesday with the West Point Fire Department before responding to numerous storm-related alarms as a member of the Vails Gate Fire Department. Firefighter Tannenbaum was found unresponsive in his home late Tuesday, August 4, 2020. He was immediately transported to St. Luke’s Cornwall Hospital, where he was pronounced deceased from an apparent heart attack.
Vails Gate Fire Department
PO Box 184
Vails Gate, New York 12584
Chief: James Merritt
Fatality status is provisional and may change as USFA contacts State Fire Marshals to verify fatality incident information.
| Age: | 29 |
|---|---|
| Rank: | Firefighter |
| Classification: | Volunteer |
| Incident date: | August 4, 2020 17:00 |
| Date of death: | August 4, 2020 |
| Cause of death: | Stress/Overexertion |
| Nature of death: | Heart Attack |
| Activity type: | Other |
| Emergency duty: | Yes |
| Duty type: | On-Scene Non-Fire |
| Fixed property use: | Outdoor Property |
