Posted on 10/31/2006 5:21:23 PM PST by granite
Memorial Service for Fallen Firefighters
SAN BERNARDINO, CALIF. The San Bernardino National Forest has been working closely with the families of the fallen firefighters to help arrange private funerals for each. A public memorial service honoring the firefighters is also planned.
Details for the public memorial service are as follows:
Service Date: Sunday, November 5, 2006, 1:00 pm
Location: Hyundai Pavilion
Glen Helen Park
2575 Glen Helen Parkway
Devore, CA 92407
Further details of the memorial service and media and public protocol will follow later this week. For questions, call the San Bernardino Engine 57 Support Line at 909-383-5501.
The Forest Service firefighters tragically lost their lives while in the line of duty. The deceased are Mark Loutzenhiser, Jess McLean, Jason McKay, and Daniel Hoover Najera. A fifth firefighter, Pablo Cerda, remains in very critical condition.
When I am called to duty, God,
Whenever flames may rage;
Give me strength to save some life,
Whatever be its age.
Help me embrace a little child
Before it is too late
Or save an older person
From the horror of that fate.
Enable me to be alert
And hear the weakest shout,
And quickly and efficiently
To put the fire out.
I want to fill my calling
And to give the best in me
To guard my every neighbor
And protect his property.
And if, according to my fate,
I am to lose my life,
Please bless with your protecting
My children and my wife.
- Author Unknown
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