Firefighter Memorials
Public ceremonies will remember fallen firefighters from 2024 and previous years
A historic firehouse honoring the state’s fallen firefighters was defaced, prompting the museum to denounce the act and call for community support to protect memorial sites
Despite recent federal funding cuts, plans for the 2025 National Fallen Firefighters Memorial Weekend are moving forward as scheduled, according to event organizers
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
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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
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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
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Anne Sullivan and three other firefighters were killed while battling a motel blaze in 2013
Lt. Brenda Cowan, Lexington’s first black female firefighter, was gunned down on duty
Kevin Woyjeck, 21, was one of the 19 Granite Mountain Hotshots who was killed in the Yarnell Hill Fire
Firefighter Dennis Rodeman was killed after being struck by a driver during a “Fill the Boot” fundraiser
Kyle Wilson, 24, died while searching for residents in a 3-alarm house fire in 2007
Christopher Swary, 43, had been a firefighter since 2002; colleagues said he was a great firefighter and had a heart of gold
Daniel Capuano, a 15-year veteran of the Chicago Fire Department, also worked as a part-time firefighter and paramedic for the Evergreen Park Fire Department
Firefighter Patrick Wolterman, 28, died after falling through the floor and into the basement of a home
Capt. Herbie Johnson was killed in Nov. 2012 while battling flames in the attic of a two-story home
A new firehouse was built on the same spot where the Worcester Cold Storage and Warehouse Co. fire took place
Edwin “Jeff” Wenztel, a 35-year veteran, was struck and killed by a train searching for a missing woman
The memorial was a boot with flowers and a sign as a tribute to firefighter Dennis Rodeman, who was killed after being struck by a driver during a ‘Fill the Boot’ fundraiser
Brody Channel was honoring his father who died in the line of duty last year; he pulled to the side of the road to help an officer perform CPR on an unresponsive 9-month-old girl
Readings, songs and other tributes filled the three-hour National Fallen Firefighter Foundation service; other activities included a candlelight church service and luncheon
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President Barack Obama will speak at the memorial service to honor 87 firefighters who died in the line of duty
The annual Stephen Siller 5K Run and Walk honors the off-duty firefighter who raced in full gear toward Ground Zero during the 9/11 terrorist attack
The chief learned that their names weren’t on the fallen firefighters memorial; they were added during a public ceremony over the weekend
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