Firefighter Memorials
Climbing to honor FDNY Chief Ray Downey and the 343
Hundreds gather at Clipper Magazine Stadium in Lancaster to climb 2,200 steps
A new installation at the 9/11 Memorial & Museum explores the lasting impacts of the dust that blanketed New York in the wake of the terrorist attack
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The 9/11 Memorial Glade honors rescue and recovery workers who were sickened or died after responding to the Sept. 11 attacks
York City firefighters Ivan Flanscha and Zachary Anthony died one year ago while putting out remaining hot spots at a structural fire
Legislation recognizes and remembers first responder line of duty deaths
The grandson of firefighter Thomas O’Brien went to court last October to get him added to the wall
Officials announced a permanent memorial for the people who died and a tribute for the first responders
The project, called Line of Duty Death, was a collaborative effort between Howell, the county fire department and Howard County government
William VanGilder was aboard a fire truck that lost control, ran off the roadway into a field and then rolled over, causing him to be ejected
FDNY firefighters make up most of the 118 new names etched onto to the New York State Fallen Firefighters Memorial
Watch footage of weekend’s memorial events at Mount St. Mary’s University
Richard Sheltra, 20, died of smoke inhalation while batting a shopping mall fire
The people injured ranged from 3 years old to older than 80; the crowd had gathered for the memorial service of William Nickell
Hundreds of first responders came to pay their respects to Kelly Wong
Ten years ago, nine firefighters died while battling the Sofa Super Store fire
Firefighters gathered in full dress uniform to recognize those who died in the line of duty
Firefighter Scott Deem, 31, died in a four-alarm fire at a shopping center
Kevin Bell, a six-year veteran, was the department’s first firefighter in 40 years to die in the line of duty
A colleague choked back tears as he pledged that Ladder 135 would make sure William Tolley’s daughter was taken care of
William Tolley’s wife shook mourners’ hands as his daughter sat on a stool with a teddy bear and balloon
Kyle Jameson, 34, died after a battle with non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma in May 2016
Firefighter Andrew Gordon was on the back of a truck responding to a fire when the engine overturned and knocked him unconscious
Chief Tavis Leake said the department is in the process of creating a memorial sticker honoring all three fallen firefighters
Solvable, and often preventable, administrative problems can trip up fire chiefs, even if their intentions are right
Daryl Ritz was killed in May and spent much of his 33-year firefighting career collecting and donating toys for children
The memorial includes a trail and features individual plaques honoring each of the firefighters
Watch this weekend’s memorial events as they play out
Zachary Clevenger died last year from cardiac failure after responding to a call
Last week, the memorial was damaged when a drunk driver crashed into the site
A special flagpole was dedicated to Patrick Wolterman and all first responders in the county
I guarantee this person would never have said something so ugly in person
Anne Sullivan and three other firefighters were killed while battling a motel blaze in 2013
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