David P. Sutton‚ 27‚ a three-year volunteer with the Fraser Department of Public Safety‚ died on March 4‚ 2000‚ of smoke inhalation while attempting to rescue an elderly woman from an apartment building fire set by an arsonist. The Macomb County Chapter of the Military Order of the Purple Heart honored Sutton posthumously for his heroic effort.
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The firefighters of Macomb County have been deeply affected by the tragic death of David. I and many others were changed forever. David was a good man who was serving his community trying to save the life of another. Even though David has passed he has affected the lives of every Firefighter within Macomb County. The tragic loss of David caused policies and training to occur in to better protect all the firefighters who serve here. The Personal Accountability Report (PAR), Personal Identification Tags (PID Tags), Rapid Intervention Teams (RIT) SOG’s and Mayday policies all were improved because of the sad situation. David may have passed but he is still protecting his community. I know he would be happy about that.
– Michael HollandCan’t believe it’s been 20 years since you’ve passed, but you died a hero. Gone, but you won’t be forgotten. Love you Uncle.
– Olivia Warren