Ohio firefighter dead after collapsing at fire scene An Ohio firefighter collapsed at a fire scene Sunday night and died shortly after, fire officials say in Nelsonville. (Source: Nelsonville Fire Department) By FOX19 Digital Staff | May 3, 2021 at 6:57 AM EDT - Updated May 3 at 10:13 AM NELSONVILLE, OHIO (FOX19) - An Ohio firefighter collapsed and died at the scene of a fire Sunday night, fire officials announced early Monday. Jeff Armes collapsed during firefighting operations at a structure fire on Pleasantview Avenue in Nelsonville in Athens County just after 5 p.m. Sunday, according to a post on the Nelsonville Division of Fire Facebook page.