Mr. Lattimer was the father of a son and a daughter, and was a firefighter. His badge number was 4994. Pete's father died when Pete was young, in a house fire, while saving six people from the building. It was this incident the led to Pete to always trust his hunches, because as a boy he had a "vibe" on that day that it would be the last time he saw his father. Putting it down to anxiety because of his Dad's job and not wanting to appear weak in front of his father he remained silent. Later that evening his family received word of his Dad's death and Pete vowed to always trust his hunches.