(Washington, DC) Funeral services for DC Fire and EMS Firefighter Technician James J. McRae III of Truck Company 12, Platoon No. 3, will be held Saturday, July 14, at the Washington Convention Center. The viewing will be held from 9 to 11 am in Hall “A” of the convention center; located at 801 Mount Vernon Place Northwest. The memorial service will begin at 11 am, followed immediately by the interment. Firefighter McRae will be laid to rest at Fort Lincoln Cemetery, at 3401 Bladensburg Road, in Brentwood, Maryland.

McRae died Saturday, July 7, 2007 of an undetermined medical emergency while on duty. He was immediately treated by the firefighter paramedic assigned to Engine Company 20 and was transported from the fire station to the hospital where he later succumbed. James J. McRae III is the 99th DC Fire and EMS Department firefighter to die in the line of duty.

Any Fire/EMS or law enforcement department planning to bring apparatus should email a contact name and number to mcraefuneral@dc.gov and we will provide directions and other essential information.