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Longtime Cecil County Firefighter Otis Isaacs Jr. Laid To Rest

NORTHEAST, Md. (WJZ) -- Firefighters from across Cecil and Harford Counties gathered Saturday to honor one of their own.

Otis Isaacs Jr. died at his home Sunday after suffering a medical emergency.

First responders gathered at the Crouch Funeral Home in North East to pay their respects to the 73-year-old who many in the area considered to be an icon.

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Isaacs was a former chief, president and chief engineer for the North East Fire Company.

He was inducted into the Harford-Cecil Hall of Fame in 2003.

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