KALAMAZOO, Mich. — It’s been nearly four months since the Comstock Township fire chief died in the line of duty. This weekend the community will rally behind the fallen chief with a chili cook-off.
The Kalamazoo Mortgage Hero Salute is organizing the first annual Hero Salute Chili Cook-Off to help the Comstock Township Department of Fire & Rescue’s memorial fund reach its $60,000 goal. The funds will go towards building a bronze statue of Chief Edward Switalski in front of the fire department.
The cook-off runs from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Kalamazoo West Professional Center, located at 2425 S. 11th Street in Kalamazoo. It’s open to the public and 100 percent of the proceeds will go to the memorial fund.
Switalski was hit by a vehicle and killed while responding to a call on I-94 on the night of June 14.
Event organizers say they knew from the moment they heard of the Switalski’s death they needed to do something.
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