Marcus Hook Trainer Fire Company donated a bell to the Delaware County Fallen Fire Fighter and EMS Memorial. The Memorial Committee plans to have the bell be the center point of the monument. We would like to thank the Marcus Hook Trainer Fire company for the donation.

The committee would like to thank everyone for their help with today's ground breaking. It was nice to see a good turn out from both the fire service and the ems service. We also would like to thank the guys from 44 for all their help with the behind the scene work, getting the food setting up the tower for pictures and handling the lunch afterwards. We now have lift off and this will be a great tribute to our fallen brothers and sisters when complete.

It is now official we have been given all our permissions from county council and the county park board to proceed forward with our Fallen Fire and EMS Memorial in Rose Tree Park next to the Police Memorial. The ground breaking will occur on Thursday May 29th at 12 noon. Members of the Park Board, County Council, Delco Fire/EMS Memorial Committee The Kangas Family, The Reagan Family, The Picozzi Family, Brookhaven Fire Company, Sharon Hill Fire Company, and Lower Chichester Fire Company will all be on hand to help with this special day. A letter has been sent out to all of the area news media as well. Anyone wishing further information about this event please Contact Mike Norman @ capt5612@aol.com

The Research Committee of the Delaware County Fallen Fire & EMS Committee mailed letters out to each of the Fire & EMS Companies in Delaware County, including Paramedics and Fire Brigades, even those that are now listed as out of service. The letter asked for the Chief Officer of the company to either confirm that the company had no line of duty death, or provide the name(s) and date(s) of those members that were lost in the line of duty. After the first mailing about a month ago, we are at about 27% retuned with another 5% that we know are out of service or disbanded. We are now asking for the help of those readers of the DFRN site to check the list of company numbers below and if you are a member or know members of any of the following stations, please remind them to find their letters and mail them back. Even those stations without a LODD are asked to complete the 2nd page and return it so that we know we have checked with everyone before the memorial is dedicated. WE WANT NO ONE LEFT OUT, AND TO HONOR ALL THOSE WHO DESERVE IT. Contact Richard J. Heffernan Jr at heff37@icdc.com Thank You for helping us make the memorial complete.

In October 2008, a dedicated area in Rose Tree Park will be made possible in tribute to those firefighters who have fallen in the line-of-duty. The Delaware County Fallen Firefighters and Ems Memorial invites you to be part of a special limited commemorative opportunity. You are invited to purchase a brick in memory of a Firefighter, a loved one, a veteran, or for any special occasion. A distinctive and permanent location at the Memorial site will be dedicated to incorporate your donated bricks. Your contribution will be an everlasting tribute to the community; those killed in the line-of-duty, and all volunteer Firefighters and Ems. The proceeds will help support the cost of the Memorial. This is a limited offering so reserve your brick now!! The bricks are 4" x 8" and cost $50.00 Inscription limited to 20 characters per line including spaces and punctuation. Make check(s) payable to the "Delaware County Fallen Firefighters and Ems Memorial". For questions contact Larry Baker at 484-571-1050 or email at LBaker007@aol.com