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Section 3
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
May 12, 2026 |
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Micki Trost
COFFF Public Information Officer
micki.trost@state.co.us
303-472-4087
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Section 4
2026 Colorado Fallen Firefighters Memorial Remembrance Ceremony
Lakewood, Colo. – May 12, 2026 – Each May the Colorado Fallen Firefighters Foundation honors those who have died in the line of duty (LODD) protecting lives and property in Colorado. We will honor and remember a total of 174 firefighters who have their names etched into the Colorado Fallen Firefighter Memorial wall. In 2026, two firefighters have been added to the memorial wall:
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Kristin Hayes, Community Risk Reduction Specialist with Frederick-Firestone Fire Protection District | LODD February 27, 2025
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Patrick Rogacki, Retired Captain with Colorado Springs Fire Department | LODD August 1, 2025
Memorial Event Information
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Date: Saturday, May 16, 2026
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Time: 10 a.m. Apparatus Procession | 11 a.m. Memorial Ceremony
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Location: Memorial ceremony begins at the Lakewood Cultural Center, 470 S. Allison Pkwy, Lakewood, Colo. and proceed across the street to the park at the memorial location. Map and program available online at https://www.cofff.org/events.
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- The procession of fire apparatus begins at 10 a.m. from Addenbrooke Park in Lakewood into the Lakewood Town Center.
- Ceremony will be approximately 45 minutes.
- Last Alarm Bell Ceremony
- Procession to the Memorial
- Honor Guard Pipes and Drum
- Flag Raising and Lowering Ceremony
- Release of Doves
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Memorial: A bronze life-sized memorial on pillars of Colorado rose granite forever marks the ultimate sacrifice these men and women made. It shows a firefighter rendering aid to a fallen comrade while two others continue to battle the blaze. This signifies the necessity to complete the mission even while feeling the concern and grief for a comrade. The memorial is engraved with 172 names of Colorado’s fallen firefighters.
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