22-year FDNY veteran Frederick Whiteside dies after suffering heart attack while on duty
NEW YORK -- A 22-year veteran of the FDNY died while on the job, Mayor Eric Adams and Fire Commissioner Laura Kavanagh announced Friday.
Forty-three-year-old EMT Frederick Whiteside had a heart attack while working at a 911 dispatch center in the Bronx, officials say.
In a statement, the mayor called Whiteside's death a "heartbreaking loss" for the entire city.
He's survived by his daughter, mother and brother.
