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In the Line of Duty
Arthur E. “Art” Treon, Cape May County Office of Emergency Management
11/19/2014
Name: Arthur E. “Art” Treon Rank: County Fire Coordinator / Deputy OEM Coordinator Age: 62 Gender: Male Status: Career Years of Service: 37 Date of Incident: 11/18/2014 Time of Incident: 2019hrs Date of Death: 11/19/2014 Fire Department: Cape May County Office of Emergency Management Address: 30 Mechanic St, Cape May Court House, NJ 08210 Fire Department Chief: OEM Coordinator Martin L. Pagliughi Incident Description: County Fire Coordinator Treon responded to a working multi-family dwelling fire. While operating as fire coordinator, Treon began experiencing chest pains and difficulty breathing and was transported by EMS to Cape Region Medical Center for a suspected heart attack. Fire Coordinator Treon was admitted for possible pneumonia but subsequently passed away at approximately 2230hrs on 11/19/2014 from a nature and cause of injury still to be reported.