Yonkers firefighter, commended for 2022 rescue, dies at 35
Roberto Rivera, a Navy veteran and a nine-year member of the department, was assigned to Fire Station 13.
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The Yonkers Fire Department is mourning the death of one of its own.
Firefighter Roberto Rivera died on Saturday at the age of 35.
Rivera, a Navy veteran and a nine-year member of the department, was assigned to Fire Station 13. He received a commendation for rescuing people during a fire on Midland Avenue in 2022.
A wake will be held on Tuesday at Sinatra Funeral Home.
Rivera's funeral will be on Wednesday at St. John the Baptist Church.
The cause of Rivera's death was not immediately known.
