STERLING, Ill. (AP) — A firefighter who died in the line of duty in northern Illinois has been honored by the community of Sterling.
Lieutenant Garret Ramos responded to a house fire late Friday and was inside when the floor collapsed beneath him. He later died. Ramos had served with the Sterling Fire Department for nine years.
He was a 38-year-old father of two children. A memorial procession took place Saturday evening in Sterling.
The state fire marshal is conducting a full investigation of the incident.
