Local fire crews to staff Madison stations during service for fallen firefighter

By: CBS 58 Newsroom

Posted: Jun 14, 2019 4:26 PM CST

NOW: Local fire crews to staff Madison stations during service for fallen firefighter

MADISON, Wis. (CBS 58) -- Firefighters from all over the state will head for Madison on Sunday to fill in for their firefighters.

The Madison Fire Department lost one of their own last Sunday, when Todd Mahoney died during the swimming portion of the Ironman triathlon.

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His memorial service will be held in Madison at 6 p.m. Sunday night.

Area departments helping out include Milwaukee, South Milwaukee, North Shore, Brookfield, Racine, Kenosha, and Greenfield.

A memorial fund has been established for Mahoney.