Memorial Service For Fallen Firefighters held in Brookhaven
Photo by John Walthers - Suffolk Fire PhotosFirefighters from across Brookhaven Town gather at Brookhaven Firefighters Museum for memorial service for fallen firefighters on Sept 26th.
Photo by John Walthers - Suffolk Fire PhotosFirefighters from across Brookhaven Town gather at Brookhaven Firefighters Museum for memorial service for fallen firefighters on Sept 26th. They can be seen saluting here.
Photo by John Walthers - Suffolk Fire PhotosBrookhaven Firefighters Museum 1st VP John Masem can be seen here ringing the bell during the reading of the names at the memorial service.
Photo by John Walthers - Suffolk Fire PhotosFirefighters from across Brookhaven Town gather at Brookhaven Firefighters Museum for memorial service for fallen firefighters on Sept 26th.
Photo by John Walthers - Suffolk Fire PhotosTaps is played during the Firefighter Memorial Service at Brookhaven Fire Museum.
Photo by John Walthers - Suffolk Fire PhotosBrookhaven Town Fire Museum President Patrick Perry speaks at the museum's memorial service on Sept 26th.
Photo by John Walthers - Suffolk Fire PhotosBrookhaven Supervisor Ed Romaine on the right shakes one of his colleagues hands.
Photo by John Walthers - Suffolk Fire PhotosMuseum President Perry with the bag pipers after the ceremony was over.
Ridge N.Y.- On Sunday September 26th the Brookhaven Volunteer Firefighters Museum held their Annual Memorial Service for those who were lost. Each year firefighters from across the town of Brookhaven gather at the Museum located at Fireman’s Park in Ridge and the Honor Guards March from their department memorials in to the field located at the museum where they gather for a service that includes a reading of names of the Firefighters and Ladies Auxiliary members who were lost over the last year. This year the members were led to the ceremony area by Brookhaven Town Firefighters Museum President Patrick Perry. Officers of the board that were present included 1st Vice president John Masem , 2nd Vice President Paul Calagari , Secretary Jeff Bails . The Ceremony was lead by Chaplins Ed Brooks ( Mastic FD) and James Vaz ( Brookhaven FD). Names of the members of each department’s members lost from late 2019 through 2021 were read off, as a name was read off VP Masem rang the bell. The Brookhaven Town Supervisor Ed Romaine along with other elected leaders who were present were given the opportunity to speak as was Museum President Perry prior to the closing of the service. The Service lasted under an hour.
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