CHICAGO (WGN) — Firefighters and Emergency Medical Technicians were honored Friday and took time to remember their fallen colleagues at a third-annual brunch held by the Chicago Firehouse Restaurant.
The event was also a celebration of International Firefighters’ Day, which is Sunday.
Top-of-mind at Friday’s event was Capt. David Meyer, who was killed April 23 while fighting a fire in the city’s Austin neighborhood. A funeral for the nearly 30-year veteran was held Tuesday.
“I’ll always remember his jokester spirit, how he always made any situation light and the jokes and pranks he used to play always had me
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