WASHINGTON – The funeral service for D.C. firefighter Lt. Kevin McRae will take place on Friday, May 15. A procession through the District will follow, resulting in rolling street closures from 2 to 4 p.m.
Four stops will be made throughout the procession, including the following locations:
- Marine Unit Fireboat Display – from East Capitol Street SE to the Anacostia Freeway
- Location of Incident – from Anacostia Freeway to 7th Street SW to 1330 7th Street NW
- Bell Ringing Ceremony at Engine 6 – from 7th Street SE to 1300 New Jersey Ave., NW
- Ladder Arch – from New Jersey Avenue NW to Rhode Island Avenue NW to Eastern Avenue NE
D.C. Fire and Emergency Medical Services Department predicts heavy traffic around 2 p.m., with normal traffic patterns returning by 4 p.m. Only vehicles participating in the ceremony will be allowed to travel in the procession.
McRae, 44, died on Wednesday, May 6, after battling a two-alarm blaze at a high-rise apartment building in Logan Circle in Northwest, D.C. The veteran firefighter had been with the department for 24 years.
Three other people, including a second firefighter, were injured in the fire, which damaged the apartment building in the 1300 block of 7th Street NW.
Dr. Jeff Dubin, chair of the emergency room department at MedStar Washington Hospital Center, where McRae was treated, called McRae’s death sudden and traced it back to a heart condition.
The funeral procession for D.C. firefighter Lt. Kevin McRae:
