{"id":7755,"date":"2016-03-02T02:24:02","date_gmt":"2016-03-02T07:24:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.shorebeat.com\/brick\/?p=7755"},"modified":"2016-03-02T02:31:07","modified_gmt":"2016-03-02T07:31:07","slug":"brick-resident-who-suffered-heart-attack-during-volunteer-fire-call-still-not-home-after-sandy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/shorebeat.com\/brick\/2016\/03\/brick-resident-who-suffered-heart-attack-during-volunteer-fire-call-still-not-home-after-sandy\/","title":{"rendered":"Firefighter, Brick Resident Who Suffered Heart Attack During Call Still Not Home After Sandy"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Mantoloking Fire Chief Larry Gilman and family. (Photo: Kelly Burdge)<\/p><\/div>\n

Friends are hoping to rally support to help the Mantoloking fire chief, a Brick resident, get back home after not only suffering a heart attack while responding to a raging house fire last weekend, but the stress of still being out of his home due to damage sustained during Superstorm Sandy.<\/p>\n

Chief Larry Gilman, a volunteer firefighter who also works for Mantoloking\u2019s public works department, was in stable condition and expected to recover, his daughter said via social media this week, but friends are hoping the community will pitch in to help Gilman get back to his Lagoon Drive East home. A GoFundMe page<\/a> has, so far, generated over $1,000 toward a goal of $20,000.<\/p>\n

\u201cLarry is one of the most reliable people I have ever met and always puts everyone elses needs before his own,\u201d said Kelly Burdge, a family friend who is spearheading the fundraising effort.<\/p>\n

Gilman, Burdge said, needs to have his home lifted and has been doing some of the work himself to save money. The long process of recovery has taken its toll, however, leaving him displaced and\u00a0living in a temporary rental.<\/p>\n

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A house fire in Mantoloking, Feb. 27, 2016. (Photo: Jerry Meaney)<\/p><\/div>\n

\u201cIn order to get him resting comfortably back in his own home with as little stress as possible, I\u2019d like to be able for him to pay contractors to come in and finish up what he cannot,\u201d Burdge wrote on the GoFudMe page<\/a>. \u201cThe chief is going to out of commission for quite a few months and these repairs and renovation cannot\u00a0be put on hold.\u201d<\/p>\n

Gilman, grandfather to a 2-year-old and \u201cthe\u00a0best father and husband that he can possible be,\u201d said Burdge, put his neighbors in Brick and Mantoloking before himself after the storm. The money will be used to hire contractors and\u00a0pull out floors, buy supplies, paint, landscaping and finishing touches.<\/p>\n

\u201cNo donation is too small and it would be giving back to someone who has given so much to everyone else \u2013 including myself!\u201d Burdge said.<\/p>\n[box type=\u201dshadow\u201d align=\u201d\u201d class=\u201d\u201d width=\u201d\u201d]How to Help<\/strong><\/p>\n