TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — They made the greatest sacrifice to keep us safe.
Tuesday morning in Tallahassee, the state recognized, with a ceremonial bell ringing, the 197 firefighters who have died in the line of duty in Florida.
Gov. Ron DeSantis was there to honor the fallen and thank the ones on the front lines, particularly the ones battling the wildfires in the Panhandle.
“The service and sacrifice of these heroes to our state must never be forgotten,” the governor said.
Also attending were CFO and State Fire Marshal Jimmy Patronis, Attorney General Ashley Moody and Agriculture Commissioner Nikki Fried.
In 2017 and 2018, Florida lost four firefighters: Jeffrey Atkinson from the Tallahassee Fire Department, Steven R. Terry from the Hernando County Fire Rescue, Michael G. Camelo, Jr. from the Cape Coral Fire Department, and Daryel Richards from Hollywood Fire Rescue.
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