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NIAGARA FALLS, ON - The Niagara Falls Fire Department (NFFD) will hold a Line of Duty Death Ceremony on Sunday, September 29, at 10 a.m. at Fire Station 1, 5815 Morrison Street. Retired Assistant Chief Barney Ruddell will be added to the Line of Duty Death Memorial at this ceremony.
The memorial was built to provide a permanent place to honour and remember firefighters who lost their lives in the line of duty or from a work-related illness. The Line of Duty Death Ceremony is an opportunity to pay respect to their fallen firefighters.
What: Line of Duty Death Memorial Ceremony. Family members of Assistant Chief Barney Ruddell will be in attendance and will lay a rose at the memorial to honour their loved one.
When: Sunday, September 29, 2024, 10 a.m.
Where: Fire Station 1, 5815 Morrison Street
Who: Family members of those firefighters listed on the Line of Duty Death Memorial have been invited to attend, as well as NFFD personnel, retirees, members of Niagara Falls City Council, senior staff, and dignitaries.
Media representatives, as well as the public, are invited to attend.
About Line of Duty Death Memorial Ceremonies
The first Line of Duty Death dedication ceremony was held on December 15, 2004, and the unveiling of the new memorial took place on September 11, 2018. Since the first ceremony, 15 Niagara Falls Firefighters have been memorialized. Although a Line of Duty Death could mean that a firefighter lost their life while on duty, all 15 fallen firefighters have passed from work-related cancer.
For more information, contact:
Jo Zambito
Fire Chief
905-356-1321
[email protected]
