Fallen Firefighter.
On December 22, 2010, Chicago Fire Department Firefighters Corey D. Ankum of Tower Ladder 34 and Edward J. Stringer, Sr., of Engine 63 died in the line of duty while fighting a 3-11 alarm fire in a vacant dry cleaning property on E. 75th Street.
Seventeen other firefighters were injured when the roof collapsed, trapping Ankum, Stringer and two other firefighters in rubble. It was the worst loss of life for the fire department in more than a decade.
Survivors include his wife, 1-year-old son, and a brother. He was 34 years old.
Mr. Ankum had previously worked as a police officer before following his brother's footsteps and becoming a firefighter.
Fallen Firefighter.
On December 22, 2010, Chicago Fire Department Firefighters Corey D. Ankum of Tower Ladder 34 and Edward J. Stringer, Sr., of Engine 63 died in the line of duty while fighting a 3-11 alarm fire in a vacant dry cleaning property on E. 75th Street.
Seventeen other firefighters were injured when the roof collapsed, trapping Ankum, Stringer and two other firefighters in rubble. It was the worst loss of life for the fire department in more than a decade.
Survivors include his wife, 1-year-old son, and a brother. He was 34 years old.
Mr. Ankum had previously worked as a police officer before following his brother's footsteps and becoming a firefighter.
