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Serving as pallbearer for firefighter John Knighten last month, Capt. Mike Rose fainted during the public memorial service. Paramedics and emergency medical technicians who were attending the service quickly came to the aid of the veteran firefighter, including Brian Schaeffer, assistant fire chief, bending over Rose to the right. (Colin Mulvany)
Rebecca Nappi
Serving as pallbearer for firefighter John Knighten last month, Capt. Mike Rose fainted during the public memorial service. Paramedics and emergency medical technicians who were attending the service quickly came to the aid of the veteran firefighter, including Brian Schaeffer, assistant fire chief, bending over Rose to the right. (Colin Mulvany)
Serving as pallbearer for firefighter John Knighten last month, Capt. Mike Rose fainted during the public memorial service. Paramedics and emergency medical technicians who were attending the service quickly came to the aid of the veteran firefighter, including Brian Schaeffer, assistant fire chief, bending over Rose to the right. (Colin Mulvany) Buy this photo

My Sunday story, on Spokane firefighter Mike Rose , is sweeping its way on Facebook. Wish I could claim my writing. But I think Spokesman-Review photo journalist and videographer Colin Mulvany’s spectacular photo is the reason. He took this at the funeral of firefighter John Knighten July 8 but we didn’t run it until Sunday because we wanted to respect Knighten’s memorial service and keep the focus on him on July 9. So Colin and I worked together to discover the story behind the man who collapsed, Mike Rose, who is amazing. He’s determined to return to work at the profession he loves. Dedication.

* This story was originally published as a post from the blog "EndNotes." Read all stories from this blog