Jermaine Pelt Chicago, Firefighter Obituary Funeral:

Chicago firefighter Jermaine Pelt died after an extra-alarm fire in the West Pullman neighborhood Tuesday morning.

Purple bunting is now up here at firefighter Pelt’s firehouse and the flag is also now at half-staff. The beloved father of two has been with the department for 18 years, serving the Roseland community.

“The chief asked us if we wanted to be out of service and we said no, because this is what Jermaine would do. Jermaine wouldn’t take the day off,” said CFD Capt. Rory Ohse.

Just celebrating his 49th birthday last month, Pelt was with his crew early Tuesday morning fighting the fire near 120th and Wallace streets.

The fire started in a home and quickly spread to the adjacent buildings. That’s where Pelt was getting water to the fire inside the home when conditions worsened and he and his crew had to get out.

When his lieutenant didn’t see him come out, they knew something was wrong. Chicago Fire Commissioner Annette Nance Holt knew Pelt well, and was fighting back tears.

“In the course of this fire, firefighter Jermaine Pelt, who I personally knew and worked with, was on a hose line in a 120-9 exposure building,” She said. “Conditions worsened and all members were ordered out. It appears that firefighter Pelt went down as crews were being ordered out of the building. A mayday was called and he was quickly found near the hose line and brought out for treatment.”

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