ceiliazul
08-06-2008, 11:58 AM
I called the Vancouver Fire Department to see why their flags are at half-mast.
The Fire Chief of Federal Way, WA died last week fighting the CA wild fires. Dan Packer was 49 years old. There was a flareup on a fireline and his emergency tent did not save him.
The day before Mr. Packer died, another WA firefighter died fighting a wildfire in Oregon. Andrew Palmer was 18 on his first day on the line. He was killed by a falling tree.
The flags will be dipped in reverence until after Mr. Packer's funeral on Thursday.
More info:
http://www.komonews.com/news/local/25994629.html
-john
The Fire Chief of Federal Way, WA died last week fighting the CA wild fires. Dan Packer was 49 years old. There was a flareup on a fireline and his emergency tent did not save him.
The day before Mr. Packer died, another WA firefighter died fighting a wildfire in Oregon. Andrew Palmer was 18 on his first day on the line. He was killed by a falling tree.
The flags will be dipped in reverence until after Mr. Packer's funeral on Thursday.
More info:
http://www.komonews.com/news/local/25994629.html
-john