Ocean Gate is a beautiful community and when one of their own needs help, they are always there for each other. Ron, a Volunteer Firefighter with the Ocean Gate Volunteer Fire Department, was recently diagnosed with acute promyelocytic leukemia (APL), according to the patch.com. I can't even imagine hearing those words. The fire department rallied behind Ron and his family, immediately to help raise funds for Ron Smith and his wife and four children, while he undergoes treatments at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital. The Ocean Gate Volunteer Fire Department has organized a GoFundMe to raise funds for Smith: