A dignified procession of fire, police and family transported fallen firefighter Chris Higgins’s body Tuesday morning past the fire stations where he had worked to a funeral home.
The procession traveled down I-95 from the Maryland medical examiner’s office in Baltimore, past several fire stations including ones in Takoma Park, Glenmont and Burtonsville and finally to a funeral home in Pasadena, Md.
Rows of emergency personnel stood at attention as the car carrying Higgins drove by.
The Burtonsville fire station’s marquee read “Honoring MFF Higgins. Last Alarm 1/11/25.”
Higgins, a 23-year veteran of the Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Service (MCFR), died Saturday while throwing ladders onto a house that was on fire in Laurel, Prince George’s County.
While working at the fire, he suffered “some kind of medical emergency,” according to Fire Chief Corey Smedley.
4th District officers joined MC Fire and Rescue personnel outside of Fire Station 18 on Georgia Ave. to pay tribute to Master Firefighter Christopher Higgins, who died on Jan. 11, 2025, in the line of duty.
#MCPD #MCPNews pic.twitter.com/guov4tz4b3— Montgomery County Department of Police (@mcpnews) January 14, 2025
Honoring @MontgomeryCoMD @mcfrs Fallen Fire Fighter, Master Fire Fighter Chris Higgins See: https://t.co/ZRTXq2NfTH https://t.co/87hn8qFjuk pic.twitter.com/T2m4ET15LA
— Pete Piringer (@mcfrsPIO) January 14, 2025
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