Today the Rochester fire department paid tribute to two firefighters and a little boy who lost their lives 67 years ago.
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Today the rochester fire department paid tribute to two firefighters and a little boy who lost their lives 67 years ago.
Kimt news 3's maleeha kamal was at this mornings tribute and has the story..
I'm standing at the silverlake firefighter memorial.
This wreath is just one way firefighters are paying their respects.
On christmas eve 1953 rochester firefighters were dispatched to silver lake for a water rescue.
Firefighters ambrose riley and stanley o'brien were first on the scene.
Both men immediately began rescue efforts using a ladder and pike pole... soon finding themselves in the icy water.
Ff2:"two rochester firefighters lost their lives attempting to save a 9 year old boy that had fallen into silver lake.
Riley, o'brien and 9 year old john paul stephenson all lost their lives on that fateful christmas eve.
The event is cemented forever in the departments history... each year firefighters paying tribute to their long lost brothers.
Nats: "uniform personnel attention.
Nats of bell."
Nats: "in the fire service we are rich in tradition."
Ff1"so we meet here every christmas eve to pay our respects to honor the two fighter fighters that gave their lives serving the community and also to pay our respects to all the fallen fighterfighter s that have lost their lives in the line of duty.
Ff2:"never forget is one of the things that we say often and we truly believe that because we don't want to forget those that have risk everything and lost their lives trying to serve and protect the public.
Which we do on a daily basis so we never want coming up at six a look at the lessons learned by firefighters as a result of
People have been warned to avoid the area while emergency services deal with the incident
BBC Local News: Devon -- Devon and Somerset Fire and Rescue Service says firefighters remain at the scene.
