The Brief
- Detroit firefighter Patrick Trout, 47, died at his home hours after completing an overnight shift earlier this month.
- Fire Commissioner Chuck Simms said Trout’s death is considered a presumed line-of-duty death, pending the medical examiner’s final report.
- A fundraiser through The Yard Foundation has been established to support his family.
DETROIT (FOX 2) – A Detroit Fire Department veteran who died at his home hours after completing a shift earlier this month is presumed to have died in the line of duty.
What we know:
Patrick Trout, 47, worked an overnight shift before going home, where he died suddenly on Monday, Jan. 5.…