{"id":400213,"date":"2026-08-07T12:46:12","date_gmt":"2026-08-07T12:46:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/400213\/"},"modified":"2026-08-07T12:46:12","modified_gmt":"2026-08-07T12:46:12","slug":"austin-firefighter-laid-to-rest-after-line-of-duty-cancer-related-death","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/400213\/","title":{"rendered":"Austin firefighter laid to rest after line-of-duty cancer-related death"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Image-Travis-1-300x169.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-1276110\" alt=\"\"   loading=\"eager\" decoding=\"async\"\/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">VIDEO: The family of a longtime Austin firefighter is remembering his dedication to his community after his death from cancer, which the Austin Firefighters Association describes as a line-of-duty death.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Fire Specialist Reggie Tait died after being diagnosed with cancer following nearly three decades with the Austin Fire Department. He was 57 years old.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cHe loved Austin. He loved Austin, Texas. He loved his job, he loved his family, he loved helping people,\u201d Reggie Tait\u2019s brother, Damon Tait, said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Reggie Tait spent 29 years with the Austin Fire Department, responding to fires and other emergencies across the city. His family said the funeral service held in his honor reflected the years he devoted to serving others.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThey have shown that they appreciated his service today and we are grateful for that,\u201d Tait\u2019s cousin, Calvin Scott, said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">But the Austin Firefighters Association said Reggie Tait\u2019s career also took a toll on his health.<\/p>\n<p>KVUE-TV ABC 33 Austin<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"VIDEO: The family of a longtime Austin firefighter is remembering his dedication to his community after his death&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":400214,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[11],"tags":[132,134,133,27],"class_list":["post-400213","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-austin","tag-austin","tag-austin-headlines","tag-austin-news","tag-texas"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/400213","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=400213"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/400213\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/400214"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=400213"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=400213"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=400213"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}