Lincoln Park Firefighter Adam Amrozi Honored With Half-Staff Order and First-Responder Procession

Lincoln Park Fire Department Sgt. Adam Amrozi was honored across Michigan on Friday, July 24, 2026, when Gov. Gretchen Whitmer ordered U.S. and Michigan flags lowered to half-staff at the State Capitol Complex and public buildings and grounds statewide.

The same day, a first-responder vehicle procession traveled from the Martenson Funeral Home’s Allen Park Chapel to its Trenton Chapel for Amrozi, who died in the line of duty. Whitmer’s order was issued July 23 and directed that flags return to full staff on Saturday, July 25.

Statewide honor for a Lincoln Park firefighter

Whitmer’s office identified Amrozi as a 21-year veteran of the Lincoln Park Fire Department. The order recognized his service and encouraged Michigan residents, businesses, schools, local governments and other organizations to display flags at half-staff on July 24.

The order applied only to July 24. It did not establish an ongoing half-staff directive after that date.

Procession connected Allen Park and Trenton

FOX 2 Detroit reported that the first-responder procession began at the Allen Park Chapel and ended at the Trenton Chapel on the morning of July 24. The report did not establish a specific route through Lincoln Park or document road closures, emergency-response delays or other operational effects.

Lincoln Park Fire Chief Michael Prinz publicly described Amrozi as a dedicated public servant and acknowledged the loss to the department, its firefighters and the community. His statement publicly recognized Amrozi’s service and the department’s grief.

Records document the death and service logistics

The International Association of Fire Fighters’ Line of Duty Deaths Database identifies Amrozi as a 52-year-old sergeant affiliated with Lincoln Park Local 1292. The record lists his date of death as July 19, 2026, and identifies the death as a line-of-duty death following a medical emergency. It separately lists stress as the fatal injury cause and cardiac arrest as the nature of the fatal injury.

The IAFF record lists visitation from noon to 9 p.m. on July 24 at The Trenton Chapel of Martenson Family of Funeral Homes and a service at that location at 7 p.m. The record therefore places the documented visitation and service in Trenton, not at the Lincoln Park fire station.

Why the loss matters to Lincoln Park’s public-safety workforce

The City of Lincoln Park identifies its fire department as a 24-hour, seven-day-a-week agency providing fire suppression, advanced life support, emergency medical services and hazardous-material incident mitigation. The city lists the department at 1355 Cleophus Parkway and identifies Mike Prinz as fire chief.

Staffing records vary. The city’s department page lists 18 full-time firefighters plus the chief, while the Michigan Fire Service Directory lists 21 paid firefighters. Those figures come from separate records and are not presented here as a reconciled count.

Amrozi’s death involved a serving member of the municipal workforce responsible for round-the-clock emergency services in Lincoln Park. The records reviewed document the public honor, procession and funeral logistics, but they do not announce any ongoing change to the city’s emergency coverage.

Sources

• Michigan governor’s half-staff order
• FOX 2 Detroit procession report
• IAFF Line of Duty Deaths Database: Adam Amrozi