VIDEO: Firefighters in eastern Montana are mourning the loss of a state Department of Natural Resources and Conservation firefighter, who died in the line of duty after a "medical incident" Tuesday in Miles City, according to DNRC officials.
John Raisler was the assistant fire management officer for the DNRC eastern land office, and he also served as volunteer for the Custer County Rural Fire Department. He was a member of the DNRC all-hazards County Assist Team and an advocate for continuing education as a training facilitator for the Fire Protection Bureau, according to the agency. He was 59, according to a notice from Stevenson and Sons Funeral Home.
A procession made up of firefighters Wednesday escorted Raisler's body through Billings.