VIDEO: On October 15th the Baxter Springs fire department responded to a fire.
Lieutenant Malachi Brown was injured and was transferred to a burn unit in Springfield where he later passed away.
His actions to put himself before others touched many lives across the four states.
The community rallied around him and his family when they needed it most, and this was on full display at Lieutenant Brown’s funeral.
“We would really like to say thank you to all the community that’s came through to help our department out, help the family out,” says Gunnar Wixon, Baxter Springs Fire Chief.
It was a somber day Sunday afternoon. Families, friends and first responders from across the four states gathered to pay their respects to Lieutenant Malachi Brown, who gave his life in the line of duty.