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The casket of Chicago Fire Department Capt. David Meyer arrives at St. John Brebeuf Church in Niles for his funeral. Meyer was killed while battling a fire in the Austin neighborhood April 23.
Chicago Fire Commissioner Annette Nance-Holt identified him as Fire Captain David Meyer, 54, who joined the department in 1996. "Please keep us all in your prayers," she said.
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A procession for Chicago Fire Department Capt. David Meyer, who died Wednesday after responding to a West Side garage fire, arrives from the Cook County medical examiner’s office at Malec & Sons ...
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Chicago Fire Department and Chicago Police Department personnel salute during a procession for fallen CFD Capt. David Meyer to the Cook County medical examiner’s office, Wednesday, April 23, 2025.
Chicago Fire Commissioner Annette Nance-Holt identified him as Fire Captain David Meyer, 54, who joined the department in 1996. “Please keep us all in your prayers,” she said.
Fallen Chicago Fire Captain David Meyer, a 28-year-old veteran of the department, will be laid to rest at a funeral Tuesday in suburban Niles.
Chicago Fire Department Capt. David Meyer, 54, was killed in the line of duty on Wednesday after a garage, which had been on fire, collapsed after the flames were extinguished.
Chicago Fire Commissioner Annette Nance-Holt identified him as Fire Captain David Meyer, 54, who joined the department in 1996. "Please keep us all in your prayers," she said.
CHICAGO -- A veteran Chicago firefighter has died after a garage fire and collapse in Chicago's Austin neighborhood early Wednesday morning.Chicago Fire Commissioner Annette Nance-Holt identified him ...