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Local fire department observes
National Fallen Firefighters Memorial Weekend |
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September 30, 2014 |
The Bonners Ferry Fire Department will host a
ceremony at Station 1 downtown on October 11,
beginning at noon, in connection with the 33rd
annual National Fallen Firefighters Memorial
Weekend observance.
The event starts off with a parade of fire
trucks beginning at Super 1 and winding its way
through downtown, arriving at the fire station
shortly after noon. At the station, the memorial
list of firefighters who lost their lives in the
line of duty around the nation this past year
will be read, and a moment of silence will be
observed. The station bell will be rung
according to fire service tradition.
Bonners Ferry Mayor Dave Anderson will read a
city proclamation in honor of the memorial, and
the flag will be lowered to half staff as City
Fire Chief Pat Warkentin plays the pipes.
The public is encouraged to come to honor the
memory of the dead as well as encourage the
living who continue to serve.
In case of bad weather, the ceremony will simply
move inside the fire station. For more
information about the National Fallen
Firefighters Memorial Weekend, please go to the
National Fallen Firefighters Foundation web site
at www.firehero.org/
For more information about our local observance,
please contact City Fire Chaplain Len Pine at
208-946-9761.
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