He enjoyed coming to work every day, loved the comradery of the fire house, and preferred to stay with a busy company even as his seniority might have allowed him to go elsewhere.
Detroit Firefighter Kevin Ramsey, a 20-year veteran, was a Detroit boy, raised on the east side, and had a sense pride, a feeling of obligation to contribute to his community. "He was very much into Detroit. He gave back to Detroit," said David Fornell, deputy commissioner of the Detroit Fire Department.
Saturday afternoon, the 50-year-old died while on duty at Squad 3, at E. Grand Boulevard and Moran Street in eastern Detroit.