Donald Rimgale, Chicago firefighter who inspired De Niro's character in 'Backdraft,' dies
Donald S. Rimgale was a Chicago firefighter and fire investigator who inspired the character played by Robert De Niro in “Backdraft,” the 1991 movie set and filmed in Chicago. “He was really just old-school Chicago Fire Department, which I liked, and he was kind of fearless and had a great relationship...