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Lansing firefighters remember fallen colleague

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The Lansing Fire Department is saying goodbye to one of its own today. Firefighter and Marine Corps veteran Dennis Rodeman will be laid to rest today. Thousands of people are expected at MSU for his memorial service. We hear from two of Dennis Rodeman’s fellow firemen.

Current State takes a moment to reflect on a person who has been in the thoughts of many of us in our community this week. Lansing firefighter Dennis Rodeman is being laid to rest today, one week after he was struck and killed by a hit and run driver while collecting donations for charity.

We invited two of Rodeman's firehouse brothers to come to our studio to remember their friend. Here are fireman Charlie Stadt and Captain Steven Babcock, both public information officers for the Lansing Fire Department.

Kevin Lavery served as a general assignment reporter and occasional local host for Morning Edition and All Things Considered before retiring in 2023.
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