Immediately, he was the father a husband, a well hiked colleague from a family of firefighters. Our coverage coverage starts now. Reporter you can see the black bundling is up on the up on engine six of the fire house right now. While many are remembering kevin mcrae as a leader and a mentor and the city is remembered him as a hero. Many who knew him well say theyll remember his sense of humor. His smile and his positive attitude are the best things about kevin. Reporter dozens of his friends and colleagues stood at attention and saluted. His body was transferred from the hospital today. Firefighters have spent the day consoling one another. It has been nearly eight years since a d. C. Firefighter died in the line of duty. The fire who died his cousin james mcrae. The mcrae family has suffered a lot. This is the second time this has happened to this family. Kevin mcrae is one of the few members still on the department 24 years later. Kevin was also available to help somebody to teach t