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REMEMBERING A FIREFIGHTER

"HEY MOM!" HE YELLED FROM THE ATTIC DOOR
WHAT'S THESE OLD BOOTS AND HARD HAT FOR?"
WITH A LUMP IN HER THROAT AND A TEAR-STAINED CHEEK,
HIS MOTHER SWALLOWED AND STARTED TO SPEAK.

"COME HERE, MY SON" HIS MOTHER SAID
"THERE'S THINGS TO TELL WHEN I CLEAR MY HEAD."
THE PAST RACED MADLY THROUGH HER MIND.
SHE SEARCHED HER HEART,THE WORDS TO FIND.
AT LAST SHE SIGHED AND RUBBED HIS HAIR
AND THE WORDS TO FOLLOW I'D LIKE TO SHARE.

"THOSE OLD BOOTS AND HAT", SHE SAID WITH PRIDE
"WERE WORN BY A MAN WITH GRIT INSIDE.
HE WORE THEM TO HELP PEOPLE IN NEED
THOUGH FACING DANGER,WOULD NEVER CONCEDE,
MANY A TIME IN THE DEAD OF NIGHT
HE JUMPED IN THOSE BOOTS AND FLASHED OUT OF SIGHT
TO ANSWER A CALL AND NOT KNOWING FOR SURE
WHAT DANGER OR HEARTACHE HE MAY HAVE TO ENDURE.

YOUR FATHER, MY SON, WAS NOT LIKE MOST DADS:
IT WAS MAINLY BECAUSE OF THE JOB HE HAD.
HIS LIFE WAS DEVOTED TO ALL OF MANKIND,
AND JUST WHY HE CHOSE IT IS UNCLEAR IN MY MIND.
BUT I'M PROUD TO SAY THAT I WAS A PART
OF A MAN WHO POSSESSED SUCH A COURAGEOUS HEART.

THOUGH, FOR ALL HIS DISCOMFORT AND ALL OF HIS PAIN
THE TIME HE SPENT HERE WAS NEVER IN VAIN.
SO THE MEMORIES I'LL KEEP AND THE LOVE I WILL SAVE"
THROUGH SMALL CONSOLATIONS FOR THE LIFE THAT HE GAVE.
YOUR FATHER'S DAYS HERE MADE OTHERS SEEM BRIGHTER,
FOR YOUR FATHER, MY SON, WAS A FIREFIGHTER."

JIM TAYLOR
AUTHOR


FALLEN FIREFIGHTERS
2001

GREGG J. MCLAUGHLIN
39
CAREER
FIREFIGHTER
DATE OF DEATH: 1/4/01
NEW YORK CITY FIRE DEPARTMENT
BROOKLYN, NY.

RICK BUONGIORNE
48
VOLUNTEER
FIREFIGHTER
DATE OF DEATH: 1/10/01
KENDALL FIRE DEPARTMENT
KENDALL, NY.

BETTY KING DENNIS
54
MEMBER / EMT
DATE OF DEATH: 1/10/01
FIRE & RESCUE ASSOC. INC.
LOUISBURG, NC.

GILMORE W. STITLEY III
54
VOLUNTEER
FIREFIGHTER
DATE OF DEATH: 1/10/01
INDEPENDANT HOSE CO. & CITIZENS TRUCK CO.
FREDERICK, MD.

ANDREW WHITE
27
LIEUTENANT
VOLUNTEER
FIREFIGHTER
DATE OF DEATH: 1/11/01
ROCKY GROVE VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT
FRANKLIN, PA.

WILLIAM L. THOMPSON
21
VOLUNTEER
FIREFIGHTER
DATE OF DEATH: 1/12/01
HILLSBOROR VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT
HILLSBORO, KY.

DONALD L. FRANKLIN
42
CAREER
FIREFIGHTER
DATE OF DEATH: 1/13/01
NEW YORK CITY FIRE DEPARTMENT
BROOKLYN, NY.

CHRITOPHER TOWNE
39
LIEUTENANT
CAREER
FIREFIGHTER
DATE OF DEATH: 1/18/01
DETROIT FIRE DEPARTMENT
DETROIT, MI.

JAMES H. HAIGLER
44
CAREER
DRIVER / OPERATOR
DATE OF DEATH: 1/19/01
SANFORD FIRE DEPARTMENT
SANFORD, NC.

JOHNNY MCKINLEY
54
VOLUNTEER
FIREFIGHTER
DATE OF DEATH: 1/25/01
PINE HILL VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT
PINE HILL, AL.

CECIL SMITH
76
VOLUNTEER
FIREFIGHTER
DATE OF DEATH: 1/28/01
MEREDITH VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT
MEREDITH, NH.

MATHEW SMITH
33
CAREER
FIREFIGHTER
DATE OF DEATH: 2/5/01
REDWOOD CITY FIRE DEPARTMENT
REDWOOD CITY, CA.

RAY LLOYD
65
VOLUNTEER
FIREFIGHTER
DATE OF DEATH: 2/7/01
MARION COUNTY FIRE - RESCUE
OCALA,FL.

CLINT TALLEY
27
LIEUTENANT
VOLUNTEER
FIREFIGHTER
DATE OF DEATH: 2/17/01
ASHTON FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT
ASHTON, IL.

MIKE MCKEAN
32
VOLUNTEER
FIREFIGHTER
DATE OF DEATH: 2/17/01
ASHTON FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT
ASHTON, IL.

DONALD L. NESTER
56
CHIEF ENGINEER
VOLUNTEER
FIREFIGHTER
DATE OF DEATH: 2/19/01
AMITY FIRE COMPANY
DOUGLASSVILLE, PA.

BARRY WOLLMAN
53
CAREER
FIREFIGHTER
DATE OF DEATH: 2/18/01
EAGLEVILLE FIRE DEPARTMENT
STORRS MANSFIELD, CT.

JAMES ISBERNER
60
VOLUNTEER
FIREFIGHTER
DATE OF DEATH: 2/19/01
MONTELLO FIRE DEPARTMENT
MONTELLO, WI.

CURTIS E. LLOYD
75
VOLUNTEER
FIREFIGHTER
DATE OF DEATH: 2/19/01
VESTAL FIRE DEPARTMENT
VESTAL, NY.

DANA R. JOHNSON
46
ASSISTANT CHIEF
VOLUNTEER
FIREFIGHTER
DATE OF DEATH: 2/26/01
GRANTSBURG FIRE ASSOCIATION
GRANTSBURG, WI.

CHRIS KOBIEROWSKI
44
ASSISTANT CHIEF
VOLUNTEER
FIRE FIGHTER
DATE OF DEATH: 3/6/01
DELTA JUNCTION CITY FIRE DEPARTMENT
DELTA JUNCTION, AK.

GERALD W. FIELDS
63
CAREER
FIRE FIGHTER
DATE OF DEATH: 3/10/01
DALLAS FIRE DEPARTMENT
DALLAS, TX.

BRET TARVER
41
CAREER
FIRE FIGHTER
DATE OF DEATH: 3/14/01
PHEONIX FIRE DEPARTMENT
PHEONIX, AZ.

ROBERT J. WINNER
54
VOLUNTEER
FIRE FIGHTER
DATE OF DEATH: 3/16/01
PERRYSVILLE VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT
PITTSBURGH, PA.

JAY SHAFFER
47
CAPTAIN
VOLUNTEER
FIRE FIGHTER
DATE OF DEATH: 3/17/01
LARKSPUR FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT
LARKSPUR, CO.

J. DAVID MULLANEY
36
VOLUNTEER
FIRE FIGHTER
DATE OF DEATH: 3/18/01
SAC-OSAGE PROTECTION DISTRICT
OSCEOLA, MO.

E. FRANK WITBY
39
VOLUNTEER
FIRE FIGHTER
DATE OF DEATH: 3/18/01
SAC-OSAGE PROTECTION DISTRICT
OSCEOLA, MO.

WILLIAM "DOC" ELLISON III
38
CAREER
FIRE FIGHTER
DATE OF DEATH: 3/20/01
MIAMI TOWNSHIP FIRE DEPARTMENT
CLEVES, OH.

JIM HEENAN
37
VOLUNTEER
FIRE FIGHTER
DATE OF DEATH: 3/25/01/
VERGA FIRE & RESCUE COMPANY
VERGA, NJ.

ARTHUR C. GRIFFITHS
65
CAP'T. OF FIRE POLICE
VOLUNTEER
FIREFIGHTER
DATE OF DEATH: 3/25/01
SPANGLER FIRE DEPARTMENT
NORTH CAMBRIA, PA.

NANCY ROBERTS
38
VOLUNTEER
FIREFIGHTER
DATE OF DEATH: 3/31/01
WILLOW CREEK VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT
WILLOW CREEK, CAL.

DALE SIMPSON
38
VOLUNTEER
FIREFIGHTER
DATE OF DEATH: 4/02/01
CLEAR LAKE VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT
CLEAR LAKE, IA.

THOMAS PAZ
52
ENGINEER
CARREER
FIREFIGHTER
DAE OF DEATH: 4/02/01
FEDERAL FIRE DEPARTMENT
PEARL HARBOR, HI.

SCOTT WILSON
25
VOLUNTEER
FIREFIGHTER - PARAMEDIC
DATE OF DEATH: 4/08/01
UNIONVILLE/CENTER TWP. VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT
BUTLER, PA.

BRIAN S. RICHTER
34
VOLUNTEER
FIREFIGHTER
DATE OF DEATH: 4/08/01
POTTSVILLE VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT
POTTSVILLE, AR.

ANTHONY MURDICK
25
ASSISTANT CHIEF
VOLUNTEER
FIREFIGHTER
DATE OF DEATH: 4/08/01
UNIONVILLE/CENTER TWP. VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT
BUTLER, PA.

RICHARD C. CANOUSE
69
VOLUNTEER
FIREFIGHTER
DATE OF DEATH: 4/09/01
MILFORD FIRE DEPARTMENT
MILFORD, PA.

BRIAN REED
39
CAREER
FIREFIGHTER
DATE OF DEATH: 4/11/01
WEST MANATEE FIRE & RESCUE
HOLMES BEACH, FL.

WOODROW POLAND SR.
72
PRESIDENT
VOLUNTEER
FIREFIGHTER
DATE OF DEATH: 4/19/01
NORTH RIVER VALLEY VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT
RIO, WV.

JAMES RUPKEY
58
LIEUTENANT
VOLUNTEER
FIREFIGHTER
DATE OF DEATH: 4/24/01
TROY FIRE DEPARTMENT
TROY, MI.

ALBERTO TIRADO
40
CAREER
FIREFIGHTER
DATE OF DEATH: 5/09/01
PASSAIC FIRE DEPARTMENT
PASSAIC, NJ.

WILLARD CHRISTOFFER
54
VOLUNTEER
FIREFIGHTER
DATE OF DEATH: 5/14/01
WESTERN SPRINGS FIRE DEPARTMENT
WESTERN SPRINGS, IL.

RITHCIE EUTSLER
30
CAPTAIN
CAREER
FIREFIGHTER
DATE OF DEATH: 5/16/01
REPUBLIC FIRE DEPARTMENT
REPUBLIC, MS.

LAWRENCE WEBB
*
CAREER
FIREFIGHTER
DATE OF DEATH: 5/22/01
NEWARK FIRE DEPARTMENT
NEWARK, NJ.

FATALITIES

1989 - 118

1990 - 108

1991 - 109

1992 - 75

1993 - 77

1994 - 104

1995 - 96

1996 - 95

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