Philadelphia Firefighter Jack Slivinski found dead. Was in center of recent charity calendar controversy.

Coverage of calendar controversy

You may recall the controversy that surfaced two months ago after a Philadelphia firefighter posed shirtless for a charity calendar. We are sad to report that the firefighter involved, 31-year-old John "Jack" Slivinski of Rescue 1, was found dead in his home in Lawndale yesterday morning. The death was confirmed for Philly.com's Joelle Farrell by Commissioner Lloyd Ayers:

"The Philadelphia Fire Department has lost a son," Ayers said. "As you may imagine, this is devastating to everybody."

Ayers would not say whether foul play is suspected. Slivinski was not on duty at the time of his death, he said.

Police were not immediately available to comment on the case.

Ayers, who was originally critical of Slivinski and IAFF Local 22 President Bill Gault for doing the photo shoot without approval from the commissioner's office, made a rare appearance at the trial board for Slivinski and recommended he be allowed to return to Rescue 1 with just an oral reprimand.

There are currently no further details on Firefighter Slivinski's death.