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| The Last Alarm My father was a fireman. He drove a big red truck and when he'd go to work each day he'd say "Mother wish me luck". Then Dad would not come home again 'til some time the next day. But the thing that bothered me the most was the things some folks would say, "A fireman's life is easy, he eats and sleeps and plays, and sometimes he won't fight a fire for days and days and days." When I first heard these words I was too young to understand but I knew when people had trouble Dad was there to lend a hand. Then my father went to work one day and he kissed us all goodbye but little did we realize that night we all would cry. My father lost his life that night when the floor gave way below and I'd wondered why he'd risked his life for someone he didn't know. But now I truly realize the greatest gift a man can give is to lay his life upon the line so that someone else might live. So as we go from day to day and we pray to God above say a prayer for your local Fireman. He may save the one you love. Inscribed on the National Monument for Fallen Firefighters Colorado Springs, Colorado |
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| WE WILL ALWAYS REMEMBER |
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| VISITORS |
| VISITORS |
| SINCE 2002 |
| United States Firefighters Lost |
| 2000 102 |
| 2001 441 |
| 9/11/2001 World Trade Center - Ground Zero 346 |
| 2002 102 |
| 2003 111 |
| 2004 107 |
| 2005 109 |
| 2006 106 |
| 2007 115 |
| As of the 31st of December 2007 |
| 115 Heroes |
| Firefighter's Name City, State Date of Death Fagan, Walter C. Mickleton, New Jersey 12/29/2007 Lynn, Theresa Maria Spring City, Tennessee 12/21/2007 Simonis, Raymond Ambler, Pennsylvania 12/19/2007 Neilson, Peter G. Avoca, Michigan 12/17/2007 Wallis, Donald Forked River, New Jersey 12/16/2007 Germano, Alphonse Derry, Pennsylvania 12/15/2007 Bingham, Jon Geary, Oklahoma 11/30/2007 Curry, John Deland, Florida 11/27/2007 Tluscik, Michael J. Kansas City, Kansas 11/21/2007 Bennett, Ronny A. Orcutt, California 11/13/2007 Engdahl, Stanley Marquette, Kansas 11/12/2007 Wach, Jeremy Wymore, Nebraska 11/05/2007 Mumm, Scott Mendota, Illinois 10/29/2007 Cross, Ralph Charlevoix, Michigan 10/27/2007 Phillips, Bob Athelstane, Wisconsin 10/25/2007 Will, Matthew Richard Monterey, California 10/09/2007 Cole, Adam Orrtanna, Pennsylvania 10/04/2007 Reagan, Mike Sharon Hill, Pennsylvania 09/29/2007 Lietzke, John Olivet, Michigan 09/25/2007 Johnson, Bryon Wayne Wichita, Kansas 09/24/2007 McDaniels, Sr., William D. Shichshinny, Pennsylvania 09/15/2007 Stucker, Jerry W. Carrollton, Kentucky 09/14/2007 Page, Kelly Lowell, Massachusetts 09/14/2007 Bailey, Leonard Elizabeth, Pennsylvania 09/12/2007 Stanfield, Michael Dean Burlington, North Carolina 09/10/2007 Crotts, George Willow Grove, Pennsylvania 09/09/2007 Zimmerly, Jared W. Holmesville, Ohio 09/09/2007 Cahill, Paul Boston, Massachusetts 08/29/2007 Payne, Warren Boston, Massachusetts 08/29/2007 Hopper, M.L. Nashville, Tennessee 08/24/2007 Swartz, Jeffrey Wagener, South Carolina 08/19/2007 Beddia, Robert Brooklyn, New York 08/18/2007 Graffagnino, Joseph Brooklyn, New York 08/18/2007 Miller, Glenn Williams Whispering Pines, North Carolina 08/17/2007 Heuer, Mike Sierra City, California 08/14/2007 Cox, Anthony P. Topeka, Kansas 08/13/2007 Hage, Todd W Waxhaw, North Carolina 08/11/2007 Baker, Paul D. Benton, Arkansas 08/10/2007 Donley, Jerry Swepsonville, North Carolina 08/08/2007 Williams, Kevin Tyler, Texas 08/03/2007 Cheek, Austin Tyler, Texas 08/03/2007 Miller, James G Sesser, Illinois 07/27/2007 Sanders, Nemeth F. Raleigh, North Carolina 07/27/2007 Nolton, Cornelius Newark, New Jersey 07/25/2007 Trainer, Jon Mechanicsburg, Ohio 07/24/2007 Davis, Dennis Luster Yreka, California 07/23/2007 Burton, Matt C. Pleasant Hill, California 07/21/2007 Desmond, Scott P. Pleasant Hill, California 07/21/2007 Dembski, Stephen Ridgefield Park, New Jersey 07/15/2007 Douthitt, Michael Fort Lauderdale, Florida 07/13/2007 McRae, James J. Washington, District of Columbia 07/07/2007 Lyons, Eric Kennewick, Washington 07/05/2007 Penovich, Michael James Saratoga Springs, Utah 07/05/2007 Leslie, Dennise M. Coal City, Indiana 07/02/2007 Downing, Samuel W. Mobile, Alabama 06/30/2007 Summers, Edward Patchogue, New York 06/28/2007 Sanborn, Timothy St. Johns, Michigan 06/22/2007 Pujdak, Daniel F. Brooklyn, New York 06/21/2007 Hutchinson, William "Billy" Charleston, South Carolina 06/18/2007 Benke, Mike Charleston, South Carolina 06/18/2007 Mulkey, Louis Charleston, South Carolina 06/18/2007 Kelsey, Mark Charleston, South Carolina 06/18/2007 Baity, Bradford "Brad" Charleston, South Carolina 06/18/2007 French, Michael Charleston, South Carolina 06/18/2007 Drayton, James "Earl" Charleston, South Carolina 06/18/2007 Thompson, Brandon Charleston, South Carolina 06/18/2007 Champaign, Melven Charleston, South Carolina 06/18/2007 Rufer, David Allan Monroe, Wisconsin 06/12/2007 Carter, Mark S. Phoenix, Arizona 06/04/2007 Roberts, Felix M. Atlanta, Georgia 05/28/2007 Middleton, David A. Boston, Massachusetts 05/28/2007 Green, Bradley W. Muncie, Indiana 05/25/2007 Keane, John Waterbury, Connecticut 05/22/2007 Cheshire, Dennis Andalusia, Alabama 05/20/2007 Piazzi, Joe Briarcliff Manor, New York 05/16/2007 Andrews, Edward Redding, California 05/14/2007 Daley, Brandon Rose Hill, Kansas 05/11/2007 Jeans, Jeffrey Hernando, Mississippi 05/11/2007 Beebe-Lawson, Peter Springfield, Maine 05/07/2007 Stephenson, Ottis Earl Angier, North Carolina 05/06/2007 Zumwalt, Joseph Sheldon, Illinois 05/06/2007 Church, William Columbus, Pennsylvania 05/03/2007 Ivy, Joe Ed Nacogdoches, Texas 04/28/2007 McKenzie, Vernon "Bob" Sweet, Idaho 04/28/2007 Gafford, Billy A. Birmingham, Alabama 04/25/2007 Wilson, Kyle Robert Prince William, Virginia 04/16/2007 Zollner, Bryan Sacramento, California 04/12/2007 Jaros, Christopher Ceredo, West Virginia 04/07/2007 Scott, Edgar Hamlin Menands, New York 04/03/2007 Olinik, Steve Rome, Ohio 03/30/2007 Williams, Billy Harold Jacksonville, North Carolina 03/24/2007 Whimple, Brandon Jacksonville, North Carolina 03/24/2007 Grant, William Chicago, Illinois 03/23/2007 Breaux, Lucien Dale Crowley, Louisiana 03/17/2007 Ivers, Eddy G. Washington, Ohio 03/13/2007 Sowich, Michael D. New Hartford, New York 03/02/2007 Reynolds, SR., Paul Tyler Estero, Florida 02/27/2007 Vanderpool Jr., Steven Eric West Liberty, Kentucky 02/24/2007 Abriel, Theodore "Ted" Albany, New York 02/19/2007 Murray, Jeff Sharon Center, Ohio 02/13/2007 Wilson, Racheal Baltimore, Maryland 02/09/2007 Torkos, Joseph Detroit, Michigan 02/07/2007 Broom-Smith, John Seaside Heights, New Jersey 02/04/2007 LaBella, Jeremy C. Washington, Pennsylvania 02/04/2007 Hegney, Robert H. Bethlehem, Pennsylvania 02/03/2007 King, Shane Todd Danville, Kentucky 02/03/2007 Fox, Mike Vergennes, Illinois 02/02/2007 Catania, Anthony Middle Island, New York 02/02/2007 Burroughs, Frederick Ghent, West Virginia 01/30/2007 Dorsey, II, Craig L. Ghent, West Virginia 01/30/2007 Daughetee, Shane Harrison, Tennessee 01/26/2007 Fahey, Kenneth Patrick Cordesville, South Carolina 01/25/2007 Reed, Kevin Oakland, California 01/21/2007 Adams, Jeremy Chris Springfield, Florida 01/16/2007 Hall, Sidney Upland, Indiana 01/05/2007 |