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Paterson Fire Department Annual Memorial Service
June 07, 2024 | NEW JERSEY
BILL TOMPKINS, Correspondent
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On June 2nd, the Paterson Fire Department held their Annual Memorial Service to honor the sacrifice of the 37 members of the department who made the supreme sacrifice from the volunteer days to present. The annual Valor Awards were also presented for exceptional acts of valor. The Memorial Service was held the morning after a devastating seven alarm fire struck the city and kept multiple units at the scene.