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CFD Adds Firefighter Michael Pickering's Badge To Memorial Wall

Pickering died last October after contracting COVID-19.

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Pickering joined the department in 2003 and was last assigned to Engine 29 in the Bridgeport neighborhood.
Pickering joined the department in 2003 and was last assigned to Engine 29 in the Bridgeport neighborhood. (CBS)

By CBS Chicago Staff:

CHICAGO (CBS) – The Chicago Fire Department honored a paramedic who lost his life to COVID-19.

On Thursday, the family of Michael Pickering added his badge to the memorial wall at the fire academy in South Loop.

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