Funeral arrangements announced for Chicago firefighter who died after being injured in N. Side fire
Michael Altman, a fourth-generation CFD firefighter, leaves behind a young son and a wife, who is pregnant.
CHICAGO (WLS) -- Funeral arrangements have been announced for Chicago firefighter Michael Altman.
Visitation will be from 3 to 8 p.m. March 26 at St. Rita of Cascia Shrine Chapel in Chicago. His funeral will be at 10 a.m. March 27 at the same location.
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Altman died Tuesday from injuries he suffered while battling a North Side fire on Monday.
Firefighters escorted Altman's body from Cook County Hospital to the Cook County Medical Examiner's Office Tuesday.
Altman, a 32-year-old CFD EMT, fell from a Rogers Park building's first floor, which collapsed, and into the basement around 11:30 a.m. Monday. It happened in the 1700-block of West North Shore Avenue.
Altman, assigned to truck No. 47 in the Edgewater neighborhood, was on the job for nearly two years. He leaves behind his young son and his wife, who is pregnant with their second child.
Altman was a fourth-generation firefighter with CFD. His grandfather was, at one time, the commissioner of the fire department.
Late Tuesday, purple and black bunting was being installed at CFD headquarters to show honor, respect, and mourning of a public servant. Flowers and a pair of boots were also placed on the ground.
Altman is described as always putting others first. His two-year mark with CFD would have been in May.
CFD said seven people who live in the building that caught fire were displaced, but they were all able to get out. No one else was injured.
The cause of the fire is under investigation, but fire crews believe the fire originated somewhere in the back of the building.
