Jacksonville firefighters add 3 names to memorial wall at annual remembrance ceremony

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JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – The Jacksonville Fire and Rescue Department volition clasp its yearly Fallen Firefighter Memorial astatine 10 a.m. Wednesday erstwhile the names of 3 firefighters who died successful the enactment of work this twelvemonth volition beryllium added to the memorial.

The ceremonial remembers those who person made the eventual sacrifice. Their names are engraved connected a memorial partition astatine Fire Station 1 connected Liberty Street.

Each twelvemonth JFRD remembers the fallen and invites their families to the ceremony. Among the 3 names to beryllium added to the partition this twelvemonth volition beryllium Michael Freeland, who died from an aneurysm portion moving a crash. The different 2 men who volition beryllium added are Lieutenant Mario Moya who died from COVID-19 and Captain Thomas Barber.

JFRD volition besides unveil a caller bronze statue and eternal occurrence astatine the memorial area.