Pine City Firefighter LODD Update - Note
Wake Location Change
The wake
has now been changed to the church.
Staging
ALL EMERGENCY APPARATUS STAGING INSTRUCTIONS FOR MONDAY, MAY 5, 2008:
EXIT on Highway 70 (Exit 165) proceed right (East) on Highway 70 for
approximately 1 mile to Highway 361/61 and turn left (North) for
approximately 3 miles to the Staging Officer's location for further
direction. Staging area is an empty car dealership lot. The
link below is for Pine City, MN.
http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&geocode=&q=Pine+City,+MN&ie=UTF8&l
The Staging Area will be open at 8:00am - you must be in staging no
later than 11:00am (funeral at 11:30am).
Pine
City Firefighter LODD Update
Jeremy L. Jylka
Age: 34
Gender: Male
Status: Paid-on-Call
Years of Service: 1
Date of Incident: 04/29/2008
Time of Incident: 1700hrs
Date of Death: 04/29/2008
Pine
Address:
Fire Department Chief: Tom Miller
Fire Department Website: http://www.pinecityfire.com/2005.html
Incident Description:
Firefighter
Jylka was responding to a wildland fire on board fire apparatus to a
wildland fire when he suffered a medical emergency and went
unresponsive. Another Firefighter began CPR and he was
transported by
ambulance to the local hospital where he succumbed to his injuries.
Jeremy was 34
years old and had just joined the Pine City Fire Department May 1, 2007.
Funeral
Arrangements:
A full honors funeral is planned for the LODD of Jeremy L.
Jylka:
Swanson Funeral Chapel
www.funeralandcremationservice.com 665 3rd Ave SW
Pine City, MN 55063
(320) 629-3120
Get directions
WAKE:
A wake is scheduled for Sunday May 4, 2008 from 4:00 - 7:00 PM at at Our Redeemer Lutheran Church, 825 Golf Ave SW Pine City, MN
FUNERAL:
A full honors funeral is scheduled for Monday May 5, 2008 at 11:30 Am with visitation scheduled one hour before the service at Our Redeemer Lutheran Church, 825 Golf Ave SW Pine City, MN
Our Redeemer Lutheran Church
www.ourredeemerpinecity.org 825 Golf Ave SW
Pine City, MN 55063
(320) 629-2985
Get directions
Memorial Fund Contact and Address: The
City of Pine City has established a memorial fund. Contributions may be
sent to the Jeremy L. Jylka Memorial Fund, c/o Horizon Bank, 600
Hillside Ave. SW, Pine City, MN 55063.
Tribute is being paid to Firefighter Jeremy L. Jylka at http://www.usfa.dhs.gov/fireservice/fatalities/
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Jeremy Jylka
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Jeremy
is survived by his wife Kelly and daughter Anika of Pine City, Mother
Carol Kort of Motley, MN, Father Gary Jylka of Mahtowa, MN, Sisters
Tammy and husband Jim Myrick of Columbus, GA, Gina and husband Mitch
Tavares of Pilliger, MN, Tashia and husband Chad Birkholtz of Pilliger,
MN, mother-in-law Crystal and husband Jim Boylan of Pine City,
sister-in-law Karla and husband Jay Davidson of East Bethel, MN; many
cousins, aunts, uncles, other relatives and friends. Jeremy is preceded in death by his sister Tracy Jylka. |
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http://www.funeralandcremationservice.com/jeremyjylka.html
To date, 45 firefighter fatalities have been reported to USFA in 2008 as a result of incidents that occurred in 2008. USFA does not have a Line-of-Duty-Death (LODD) criterion nor does it make LODD determinations.
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