That night, /*Manny Rivera*/ rescued a man hanging from a third story window.
Shortly afterward he collapsed, and lingered in a coma for seven weeks.
The one-day directive to state departments came from Gov. Jon Corzine.
Rivera was a 14-year veteran and father of five.
According to the city, Rivera is the first Trenton firefighter in 23 years to die from actions while in the line of duty.
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