Fallen firefighters honored

Evan Resnikoff, president, Bucks County EMS Chiefs’ Association, offers remarks.

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Members of the honor guard gather around a wreath placed in remembrance of Bucks County’s fallen firefighters.

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A firefighter holds a Warrington Township No. 1 Fire Company helmet at the Oct. 8 ceremony honoring Bucks County’s fallen firefighters.

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Jeff Buranich and Susan Buranich attend the ceremony in honor of John Buranich III. Buranich was a student of Bishop Egan High School, Class of 1977, and also a volunteer firefighter with Edgely Fire Co. No. 1 when he died in November 1976 from injuries sustained in a July accident en route to the fire station.

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U.S. Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick, Diane Ellis Marseglia, vice chair, Bucks County Board of Commissioners; Bob Harvie, Bucks County Board of Commissioners, chair; and Gene DiGirolamo, Bucks County Board of Commissioners, secretary, attend the Oct. 8 ceremony honoring Bucks County’s fallen firefighters.

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The procession heads up Main Street in Doylestown.

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Robert Hedden, co-chair, Bucks County Fallen Firefighter’s Memorial Committee, provides a few opening remarks.

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Jerry Barton, president, Bucks County Fire Chiefs and Firefighters Association, speaks during the ceremony.

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Paul Kreuter, co-chair, Bucks County Fallen Firefighters Memorial Committee, places his hand over his heart.

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Sherry Labs, tax Collector, and Chuck Stockert attend the ceremony.

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A wreath is placed in remembrance of fallen firefighters.

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Bucks County Fire Marshal John Gundy tolls the bell.

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First responders place carnations in remembrance of Bucks County’s fallen firefighters.

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Posted Tuesday, October 10, 2023 2:00 pm

Community members paid tribute to Bucks County’s fallen firefighters during an Oct. 8 ceremony in the Memorial Courtyard of the Bucks County Administration Building in Doylestown.

The service was organized by the Bucks County Fire Chiefs & Firefighters Association’s memorial committee and co-hosted by the Bucks County Board of Commissioners. A reception followed in the Doylestown Fire Company firehouse in the borough.

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