DETROIT – The death of a Detroit firefighter earlier this year has officially been ruled as a line-of-duty death.
47-year-old Patrick Trout, a 12-year veteran of the Detroit Fire Department, died Jan. 5 after returning home from a 24-hour shift.
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At the time, Executive Fire Commissioner Chuck Simms declared Trout’s death a “presumed line of duty death” pending the outcome of the medical examiner’s final report. He was reportedly injured during his shift.
On Monday, Feb. 23, the fire department announced that the Macomb County Medical Examiner’s Office officially ruled Trout’s death a Line-of-Duty Death.
Trout is remembered by colleagues and family as a devoted husband and proud father. Beyond his service to Detroit, he was a decorated U.S. Army veteran who served in the National Guard and the Army Reserve.
During his military career, Trout served with Alpha Company, 1st Battalion, 125th, and the 2nd Battalion, 27th Infantry Regiment, according to the department. Funeral arrangements were not included in the department’s announcement.