VIDEO: It was a slow, somber drive for local firefighters as they continued to honor one of their own.
The body of fallen firefighter Chuck McCormick arrived at a Kansas City funeral home Monday afternoon. McCormick, who had been with the West Peculiar Fire Protection District for three weeks, died Sunday as a result of battling a house fire .
But during a procession Monday from Kansas City, Kansas, to Kansas City, Missouri, he was never alone. First responders from across the metro lined his path with emergency vehicles in a show of respect and tradition.
Deeply rooted in decades old tradition – after a firefighter answers what will be his or her last call, customs that have been passed down for generations are put into motion for a fallen firefighter.