CYCLONE — Don Ishman, the former chief of the Hilltop Volunteer Fire Department, was killed Saturday afternoon when he was accidentally struck by a tanker apparatus at the firehall on Saturday afternoon.

Kane-based state police said Ishman, 60, of Cyclone, was one of several firefighters assisting with a public service detail on Saturday. He was hit by the tanker while providing assistance to the driver who was backing into a garage bay at the station, located at 4367 Route 646 in Keating Township.

Ishman was pronounced dead at the scene by McKean County Coroner Mike Cahill, according to state police.

Police list the driver of the tanker as Richard Beckman, 79, of Gifford. Following an investigation, police found the incident to have been accidental in nature, and no charges will be filed.

Ishman was a 40-year member of the Hilltop Volunteer Fire Department and had served in several leadership roles over the years, including chief.

The Hilltop Volunteer Fire Department along with the McKean County Department of Emergency Services announced Ishman’s passing on Sunday.

“Members of the Fire Service community across the county will remember Don as a dedicated and valuable member of the fire department, and he will be missed by many,” the statement read. “The McKean County Department of Emergency Services extends its most heartfelt and sincere condolences to the family, friends and brother and sister firefighters of Firefighter Donald Ishman.”