A Chicago fire captain and father of four died while responding to a garage inferno Wednesday morning on the city's west side, triggering a "mayday" alarm. Capt. David Meyer, 54, leaves behind his ...

There is bunting over the front door, the flags are at half-staff. Meyer, 54, joined the Chicago Fire Department in 1996 and worked his way up to captain in busy firehouses on the West Side.

His exit storyline saw Boden accepting the Deputy Commissioner of the Chicago Fire Department position, it also left the door open for a possible return in a limited capacity in season 13.

For 12 seasons, Chicago Fire has had a rotating door of firefighters and paramedics ... Dom Pascal who is returning to the Chicago Fire Department after a decade in Miami to serve as the chief.