TX Firefighters Honor Fallen Colleague Before He Returned to Native Turkey

A firefighter with Community Volunteer Fire Department died of a medical emergency after a training detail earlier this month.

FF/EMT Nahit Oral died on March 9, the department announced on its Facebook page. 

A native of Turkey, Nahit received the Academic Excellence Award when he graduated from the fire academy in 2020-Alpha.

He is survived by his wife and brother.

Fellow firefighters and other Houston area escorted him from the funeral home to George Bush Intercontinental Airport where he received full fire department honors before he was placed on the flight to return to Turkey.