Michael Meyer, left, buries his head into his father’s Chicago Fire Department helmet, next to his mother, Kristen Meyer, during the funeral service of Capt. David Meyer on April 29, 2025, at St. John Brebeuf Church in Niles. (Audrey Richardson/Chicago Tribune)
Hundreds of first responders attended funeral services for Chicago Fire Department Capt. David Meyer at St. John Brebeuf Church in Niles on April 29, 2025. Meyer, 54, served as a captain of Truck 29 and spent most of his roughly three-decade career on the West Side.
Around 4 a.m. last Wednesday, Meyer responded to a garage fire in the 5500 block of West Crystal Street. The fire was extinguished, but Meyer was fatally injured when the roof of the garage collapsed on top of him as he was working.
He is survived by his wife, four children and his parents, according to his obituary.
Members of the Chicago Fire Department, the Chicago Police Department, family, friends and community members attend a funeral, on April 29, 2025, at St. John Brebeuf Church in Niles for Capt. David Meyer, who died last week after responding to a West Side garage fire. (Audrey Richardson/Chicago Tribune)The casket of Capt. David Meyer is placed in the hearse during his funeral service on April 29, 2025, at St. John Brebeuf Church in Niles. (Audrey Richardson/Chicago Tribune)
Battalion Chief Scott Shawaluk hugs Kristen Meyer, wife of Capt. David Meyer, among other family members as members of the Chicago Fire Department, the Chicago Police Department, family, and community members attend Meyer’s funeral, April 29, 2025, at St. John Brebeuf Church in Niles. Shawaluk is the Meyers’ close friend and neighbor. (Audrey Richardson/Chicago Tribune)Julie Williams embraces her husband, Firefighter Kenny Williams, after the funeral service for Capt. David Meyer, who died last week after responding to a West Side garage fire, on April 29, 2025, at St. John Brebeuf Church in Niles. Kenny Williams was on duty responding to the fire with David Meyer and was next to him during the accident, Julie Williams said. (Audrey Richardson/Chicago Tribune)A Chicago Fire Department helicopter flies over the funeral service for Capt. David Meyer on April 29, 2025, at St. John Brebeuf Church in Niles. (Audrey Richardson/Chicago Tribune)
The casket of Capt. David Meyer rests before being placed in the hearse during a funeral service on April 29, 2025, at St. John Brebeuf Church in Niles. (Audrey Richardson/Chicago Tribune)Chicago Fire Commissioner Annette Nance-Holt, left, alongside Mayor Brandon Johnson during a funeral service for Capt. David Meyer, who died last week when responding to a West Side garage fire, on April 29, 2025, at St. John Brebeuf Church in Niles. (Audrey Richardson/Chicago Tribune)A Chicago fire department helicopter performs a flyover following funeral services for fallen Chicago Fire Department Capt. David Meyer at St. John Brebeuf Church in Niles, April 29, 2025.Meyer was killed in the line of duty last week battling a West Side garage fire. (Antonio Perez/Chicago Tribune)
The helmet of fallen Chicago firefighter Captain David Meyer is carried out following funeral services for fallen Chicago Fire Department Capt. David Meyer at St. John Brebeuf Church in Niles, April 29, 2025.Meyer was killed in the line of duty last week battling a West Side garage fire. (Antonio Perez/Chicago Tribune)Chicago firefighter cadets salute as the casket of Chicago Fire Department Capt. David Meyer at St. John Brebeuf Church in Niles, April 29, 2025. (Antonio Perez/Chicago Tribune)First responders and community members attend a funeral, April 29, 2025, at St. John Brebeuf Church in Niles for Capt. David Meyer, who died last week after responding to a West Side garage fire. (Audrey Richardson/Chicago Tribune)
The casket of Capt. David Meyer, who died last week after responding to a West Side garage fire, is brought into St. John Brebeuf Church in Niles during a funeral service on April 29, 2025. (Audrey Richardson/Chicago Tribune)Chicago police officers attend a funeral, April 29, 2025, at St. John Brebeuf Church in Niles for Chicago Fire Department Capt. David Meyer, who died last week after responding to a West Side garage fire. (Audrey Richardson/Chicago Tribune)Karl Villegas, left, stands among other Chicago Fire Department candidates, while paying respects to Capt. David Meyer, April 29, 2025, at St. John Brebeuf Church in Niles. (Audrey Richardson/Chicago Tribune)
The bunker coat of Chicago Fire Department Capt. David Meyer, who died last week after responding to a West Side garage fire, is displayed on the front of Truck 29 at his funeral, on April 29, 2025, at St. John Brebeuf Church in Niles. (Audrey Richardson/Chicago Tribune)CFD Truck 29 brings in the casket of Capt. David Meyer for his funeral, April 29, 2025, at St. John Brebeuf Church in Niles. (Audrey Richardson/Chicago Tribune)Children of Capt. David Meyer from left, Alyssa Meyer, Kaitlyn Meyer and Michael Meyer, attend his funeral service on April 29, 2025, at St. John Brebeuf Church in Niles. (Audrey Richardson/Chicago Tribune)
A man holds an American flag as a Chicago fire truck carrying the casket of Chicago Fire Department Capt. David Meyer leaves for St. John Brebeuf Church in Niles, on April 29, 2025. (Antonio Perez/Chicago Tribune)Students from Northridge High School line the streets for a funeral procession for Chicago Fire Department Capt. David Meyer on April 29, 2025. Meyer was killed in the line of duty last week battling a West Side garage fire. (Antonio Perez/Chicago Tribune)A giant American flag is hung as a Chicago fire truck carrying the casket of fallen Chicago Fire Department Capt. David Meyer heads toward St. John Brebeuf Church in Niles for funeral services on April 29, 2025. (Antonio Perez/Chicago Tribune)
Chicago firefighters salute as the funeral procession for fallen Chicago Fire Department Capt. David Meyer arrives at St. John Brebeuf Church in Niles, April 29, 2025. Meyer was killed in the line of duty last week battling a West Side garage fire. (Antonio Perez/Chicago Tribune)Students from Northridge High School line the streets for a funeral procession for Chicago Fire Department Capt. David Meyer on April 29, 2025. Meyer was killed in the line of duty last week battling a West Side garage fire. (Antonio Perez/Chicago Tribune)Students from Northridge High School line the streets for a funeral procession for Chicago Fire Department Capt. David Meyer on April 29, 2025. Meyer was killed in the line of duty last week battling a West Side garage fire. (Antonio Perez/Chicago Tribune)
Chicago firefighters salute in honor of fallen Chicago Fire Department Capt. David Meyer at St. John Brebeuf Church in Niles, Tuesday, April 29, 2025. (Antonio Perez/Chicago Tribune)Chicago firefighters salute as a Chicago fire truck carrying the casket of fallen Chicago Fire Department Capt. David Meyer moves past toward the church during the start of funeral services at St. John Brebeuf Church in Niles, April 29, 2025. Meyer was killed in the line of duty last week battling a West Side garage fire. (Antonio Perez/Chicago Tribune)Family members and loved ones look on as the casket of fallen Chicago Fire Department Capt. David Meyer is moved into St. John Brebeuf Church in Niles, April 29, 2025. (Antonio Perez/Chicago Tribune)
Mayor Brandon Johnson and firefighters salute as the casket of fallen Chicago Fire Department Capt. David Meyer is moved into St. John Brebeuf Church in Niles, April 29, 2025. (Antonio Perez/Chicago Tribune)Family members and loved ones look on as the casket of fallen Chicago Fire Department Capt. David Meyer is moved into St. John Brebeuf Church in Niles, April 29, 2025. Meyer was killed in the line of duty last week battling a West Side garage fire. (Antonio Perez/Chicago Tribune)Firefighters salute the casket of fallen Chicago Fire Department Capt. David Meyer before funeral services at St. John Brebeuf Church in Niles, April 29, 2025. (Antonio Perez/Chicago Tribune)
Members of the Chicago Fire Department, Police Department, family, friends and members of the community attend a wake at Malec & Sons Funeral Home on Monday for Capt. David Meyer, who died last week after responding to a West Side garage fire. (Armando L. Sanchez/Chicago Tribune)A wake is held at Malec & Sons Funeral Home for Chicago Fire Department Capt. David Meyer who died last week after responding to a West Side garage fire. Meyer was fatally injured when the garage collapsed after the fire was out. (Armando L. Sanchez/Chicago Tribune)Firefighters, police officers, familyand members of the community attend a wake, April 28, 2025, at Malec & Sons Funeral Home for Chicago Fire Department Capt. David Meyer, who died last week after being fatally injured battling a West Side garage fire. (Armando L. Sanchez/Chicago Tribune)
