Remains of Clinton Township firefighter who died in Colorado wildfires, returns home
Remains of fallen Clinton Township firefighter return home
The remains of firefighter Emily Barker was transported home early Thursday morning. Barker died battling the Colorado-Utah border wildfire on June 27.
DETROIT (FOX 2) - A first responder motorcade escorted the remains of fallen firefighter Emily Barker back to Metro Detroit early Thursday morning.
The backstory:
Barker, from Clinton Township, died battling wildfires along the Colorado-Utah border on June 27.
Fire crews lined freeway overpasses in Detroit this morning to honor the fallen hero.
The first responder procession traveled from Detroit Metropolitan Airport in Romulus through Wayne County and into Macomb County and her native Clinton Township.
The procession returning Emily Barker home Thursday morning.
Barker, 38, was one of three firefighters killed in the line of duty, along with Nick Hutcherson of Glendale, Ariz., and Sydney Watson, of Warrior, Ala., both 27.
Fallen Clinton Twp firefighter who died in Colorado wildfires is returned home
Courtesy: Detroit Fire Department. A first responder motorcade escorted the remains of fallen firefighter Emily Barker back to Metro Detroit early Thursday morning.
Video shot by a member of the Detroit Fire Department was shared of the procession as well, see above.
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The Source: Information for this report is from the Detroit Fire Department and previous coverage.