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Members of the Calgary Fire Department joined together at a public memorial Tuesday to remember fallen firefighters.

Calgary has lost 43 firefighters in the line of duty; nine during active firefighting and 34 due to illness related to firefighting.

The 2016 Fallen Firefighters Memorial was held in Tribute Plaza in front of the Municipal Building on Macleod Trail at noon.

It was preceded by a march down Stephen Avenue beginning at 11 a.m.

The annual memorial is held on the second Tuesday of every September.

BELOW: Fallen firefighters from the Calgary Fire Department

Hugh McShane, Firefighter

4 years of service

Apparatus accident, Nov. 17, 1923

4 years of service Apparatus accident, Nov. 17, 1923 Arthur Simmons, Captain

37 years of service

Union Packing Plant fire, Dec. 30, 1948

37 years of service Union Packing Plant fire, Dec. 30, 1948 Norman Cocks, Firefighter

4 years of service

Training accident, May 8, 1962

4 years of service Training accident, May 8, 1962 Lloyd Dutnall, Lieutenant

18 years of service

Calgary Stockyards fire, Sept. 6, 1970

18 years of service Calgary Stockyards fire, Sept. 6, 1970 Harold Smith, Lieutenant

26 years of service

McTavish Block fire, May 26, 1971

26 years of service McTavish Block fire, May 26, 1971 Jerald Walter, Firefighter

1 years of service

Beachcomber Night Club fire, April 19, 1972

1 years of service Beachcomber Night Club fire, April 19, 1972 David Allan, Firefighter

21 years of service

Apparatus accident, Aug. 25, 1976

21 years of service Apparatus accident, Aug. 25, 1976 George R. Look, Firefighter

1 years of service

Manchester Racquet Club fire, Jan. 1, 1981

1 years of service Manchester Racquet Club fire, Jan. 1, 1981 Arthur Scotten, Captain

29 years of service

Occupational Cancer, Dec. 3, 1985

29 years of service Occupational Cancer, Dec. 3, 1985 Morley James, Senior Firefighter

17 years of service

Forest Lawn Hotel fire, July 13, 1992

17 years of service Forest Lawn Hotel fire, July 13, 1992 Ron J. Renard, Captain

30 years of service

Occupational Cancer, July 2, 1998

30 years of service Occupational Cancer, July 2, 1998 Kenneth D. Moody, Division Chief

37 years of service

Occupational Cancer, Sept. 14, 1999

37 years of service Occupational Cancer, Sept. 14, 1999 Maurice Simonin, Division Chief

36 years of service

Occupational Cancer, March 21, 2000

36 years of service Occupational Cancer, March 21, 2000 Garry Kendall, Captain

28 years of service

Occupational Cancer, July 21, 2000

28 years of service Occupational Cancer, July 21, 2000 Terrance Burton, Senior Firefighter

21 years of service

Occupational Cancer, Nov. 16, 2000

21 years of service Occupational Cancer, Nov. 16, 2000 George Heming, Chief Training Officer

33 years of service

Occupational Cancer, June 26, 2003

33 years of service Occupational Cancer, June 26, 2003 Edward Briggs, Captain

32 years of service

Occupational Cancer, Jan. 23, 2004

32 years of service Occupational Cancer, Jan. 23, 2004 William Beattie, Deputy Chief

35 years of service

Occupational Cancer, May 9, 2005

35 years of service Occupational Cancer, May 9, 2005 Alan H. Edwards, Captain

32 years of service

Occupational Cancer, May 12, 2005

32 years of service Occupational Cancer, May 12, 2005 Thomas Minhinnett, Fire Chief

37 years of service

Occupational Cancer, June 28, 2005

37 years of service Occupational Cancer, June 28, 2005 Reuben Poffenroth, District Chief

35 years of service

Occupational Cancer, Sept. 5, 2005

35 years of service Occupational Cancer, Sept. 5, 2005 Robert Elder, Firefighter

11 years of service

Occupational Cancer, Sept. 9, 2005

11 years of service Occupational Cancer, Sept. 9, 2005 James Symon, Captain

31 years of service

Occupational Cancer, Nov. 24, 2005

31 years of service Occupational Cancer, Nov. 24, 2005 James Keats, Captain

30 years of service

Occupational Cancer, May 30, 2006

30 years of service Occupational Cancer, May 30, 2006 Bruce Dancy, Captain

27 years of service

Occupational Cancer, Aug. 31, 2006

27 years of service Occupational Cancer, Aug. 31, 2006 Sidney Gilbert, District Chief

32 years of service

Occupational Cancer, March 15, 2007

32 years of service Occupational Cancer, March 15, 2007 Gordon Paul, Senior Firefighter

17 years of service

Occupational Cancer, Aug. 7, 2007

17 years of service Occupational Cancer, Aug. 7, 2007 Olaf Wilson, Captain

30 years of service

Occupational Cancer, Oct. 17, 2007

30 years of service Occupational Cancer, Oct. 17, 2007 James Carrington, Division Chief

38 years of service

Occupational Cancer, Nov. 24, 2008

38 years of service Occupational Cancer, Nov. 24, 2008 Ronald Lindberg, Captain

29 years of service

Occupational Cancer, May 18, 2010

29 years of service Occupational Cancer, May 18, 2010 Bruce Seitz, Captain

32 years of service

Occupational Cancer, Aug. 11, 2010

32 years of service Occupational Cancer, Aug. 11, 2010 Robert Derrheim, Captain

32 years of service

Occupational Cancer, July 11, 2011

32 years of service Occupational Cancer, July 11, 2011 Rik J. Taylor, Captain

30 years of service

Occupational Cancer, April 23, 2012

30 years of service Occupational Cancer, April 23, 2012 Wayne Morris, Fire Chief

38 years of service

Occupational Cancer, Aug. 1, 2012

38 years of service Occupational Cancer, Aug. 1, 2012 Leslie Badry, District Chief

34 years of service

Occupational Cancer, March 6, 2013

34 years of service Occupational Cancer, March 6, 2013 Allan Anderson, Captain

30 years of service

Occupational Cancer, April 9, 2013

30 years of service Occupational Cancer, April 9, 2013 Robert D. Moore, Captain

30 years of service

Occupational Cancer, Aug. 11, 2013

30 years of service Occupational Cancer, Aug. 11, 2013 Henry (Hank) Goldsworthy, Captain

33 years of service

Occupational Cancer, Sept. 7, 2013

33 years of service Occupational Cancer, Sept. 7, 2013 William McCaw, Captain

28 years of service

Occupational Cancer, Sept. 11, 2013

28 years of service Occupational Cancer, Sept. 11, 2013 Neville Cave, District Chief

35 years of service

Occupational Cancer, Feb. 13, 2014

35 years of service Occupational Cancer, Feb. 13, 2014 Richard Befus, District Chief

32 years of service

Occupational Cancer, July 31, 2014

32 years of service Occupational Cancer, July 31, 2014 John McLeod, District Chief

36 years of service

Occupational Cancer, Nov. 6, 2014

36 years of service Occupational Cancer, Nov. 6, 2014 Francois Rivest, Training Officer

33 years of service

Occupational Cancer, Aug. 17, 2015

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