Prescott officials planned to hold a ceremony on Sunday dedicating a memorial statue to the 19 firefighters who were killed in the Yarnell Hill Fire, on the tragedy’s 11-year-anniversary. In a post from Prescott Fire Department’s Facebook, they said that the Dedication of the Granite Mountain Hotshots Memorial will occur at 3:45 p.m. on Sunday […]
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Wife of late fire chief works to dedicate part of Interstate 25 to first responders
DENVER (KDVR) — A portion of Interstate 25 may soon be dedicated to first responders in honor of a fire chief who died from a job-related cancer. In December of 2019, Lori Jackson lost her husband Troy, and South Metro Fire Rescue lost a beloved chief. Why are firetrucks in Denver white, not red? “He […]
Gov. Newsom visits Modesto area to dedicate first new California state park since 2009
Gov. Gavin Newsom came to the Modesto area Monday to dedicate Dos Rios Ranch State Park. The park will open June 12, which coincides with the third annual State Parks Week. That’s when the public can begin visiting this site where the Tuolumne and San Joaquin rivers meet. It is amid about 1,600 acres of […]