Indiana fire captain dies during training exercise

  • Source: WANE-TV CBS 15 Fort Wayne
  • Published: 09/28/2017 12:00 AM

A captain with the Fort Wayne Fire Department died overnight. Jeremy Bush, president of the Fort Wayne Professional Firefighters, told NewsChannel 15 that Captain Eric Balliet was leading a training exercise at a commercial structure Wednesday night. Balliet was a 19-year veteran of the fire department. Balliet’s body will be transported from Saint Joe Hospital to D.O. McComb’s Tribute Center on West Main Street Thursday afternoon at 2:00.



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