By Bill Carey
12 July 2026
MALAGA, N.J. — The Malaga Volunteer Fire Company announced the death of Probationary Firefighter Robert Reider in a Facebook post on 10 July.
On 27 June, Reider was involved in a motor vehicle crash while responding to a call. He was extricated from his vehicle and flown to Cooper Hospital.
He succumbed to his injuries on 10 July.
According to data from the United States Fire Administration, the last time a firefighter died in the line of duty while driving a personal vehicle was on 7 September 2025.
Photo courtesy of Malaga Volunteer Fire Company/Facebook.
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