Residents Lining Streets to Honor Fallen Chicago Firefighter
People are lining Chicago streets this morning to honor a fallen firefighter.
A private funeral service for Chicago Firefighter/EMT Michael Altman was held Tuesday morning.
The service for Altman, who died battling a structure fire, was originally scheduled for last week. But, it was postponed when his wife went into labor, CBS reported.
She delivered a healthy girl, Evelyn Rose, on Thursday as the visitation for her
Chicago Fire Commissioner Annette Nance-Holt said at the gathering: “This support we have received is just amazing, truly amazing. The outpouring of love. We had a procession for an hour. It’s pouring down rain. I’m just so grateful."
While the funeral is by invitation-only people were asked to line the route from Oak Lawn to Holy Sepulchre Cemetery in Alsip.
And, that's just what they did.
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Susan Nicol is the news editor for Firehouse.com. She is a life member and active with the Brunswick Volunteer Ambulance & Rescue Company, Oxford Fire Company and Brunswick Vol. Fire Co. Susie has been an EMT in Maryland since 1976. Susie is vice-president of the Frederick County Fire/Rescue Museum. She is on the executive committee of Frederick County Volunteer Fire and Rescue Association. She also is part of the Maryland Institute for Emergency Medical Services Systems (MIEMSS) Region II EMS Council. Susie is a board member of the American Trauma Society, Maryland Division. Prior to joining the Firehouse team, she was a staff writer for The Frederick News-Post, covering fire, law enforcement, court and legislative issues.