Argus Leader
BRANDON, S.D. — Nearly 2,500 people are expected to participate in the remembrance and honoring of fallen fighter Steven Ackerman.
Ackerman died while responding to a Brandon house fire that also killed a homeowner David D. Smith on Sunday. Emergency Management Director Lynn DeYoung said it will be a significant event to honor Ackerman.
“Across the country about 100 firemen die a year as a result of line-of-duty deaths,” he said. “But very rarely do you have a line-of-duty death that’s in the realm of saving a life. When you do have that it’s a pretty traumatic event for everyone involved.”
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