On the Cover
About 35,000 firefighters from all over the world took part in the Dec. 9, 1999, memorial service for six Worcester, MA, firefighters who died in the line of duty on Dec. 3. The continuous two-mile-long procession marched under an American flag hanging from two raised Worcester ladder trucks parked near the Wor-cester Central Division.
The memorial service took place in the Centrum Center across from Central Division. The gathering may have been the largest in the 350-year history of the U.S. fire service.
Dedication
This month's Firehouse® is dedicated to Firefighter Zan Lancaster, 23, of the Elliot Volunteer Fire Department, Coffeeville, MS; Firefighter Gregory Rodgers, 50, of the Dresden, OH, Volunteer Fire Department; Firefighter Jerry Ramey, 18, of the West Fork, AR, Fire Department; Assistant Chief Alton L. Lewis, 55, of the Montour Falls, NY, Fire Department; and Firefighter James McCay, 22, of the Logan, WV, Fire Department, who died in the line of duty, November 1999.
