LFD Fallen Heroes Ceremony, New Firemen And More

[Jim O'Bryan]

Sunday at noon Lakewood Fire Department held their ceremony to fallen heroes, this year part of the ceremony was also the swearing in of 4 new firefighters, two promotions a great moment in Lakewood for all. Lakewood Fire and Police are our first responders and until you have done a drive along, or been with the fire department at 3 am in January watching them run into a house that has flames showing do you even begin to realize just how good these civil servants are.


The Color Guard gets ready to start the program.




The Red Hackle pipers brought the music.


Presentation of colors and the "Pledge of Allegiance."


Fire Chief Scott Gillman addresses the crowd.




Mayor Summers and 2015 Junior Firefighter Madeline Madeline Oldfield place a wreath of the Fallen Firefighter Memorial.




Mayor Summers talked of their bravery, and how he had tried some of the training and found it not just hard, but had issues with tight burning spaces.






Captain Matt Preur starts the ceremony for the Fallen Firefighters. Because of the tragedy in Oregon, and the President had already ordered the flag at half-mast, the flagged was taken down, reposted and lowered for the fallen firefighters.




Fire Chief Gillman and all, have a minute of silence for those that have fallen in duty.


2015 Junior Fire Chief Madeline Oldfield strides to the podium.


Gave a wonderful little speech.


Scott Gillman then showed her the plaque her name was added to that hangs at Station 1. Then it was time to swear in some new firefighters.


Martin Wallenhorst, gets sworn in.


Brian Dimonico gets sworn in.


John Paul Terranova, gets sworn in.


Promoted, Captain John Jedlicka




The Red Hackle played the the Color Guard out.

In attendance was Judge Patrick Carroll, Mayor Michael Summers, Council President Mary Louise Madigan, Council-At-Large Cindy Marx, Tom Bullock, State Senator Michael Skindell.

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