The City of Brampton will commemorate its fallen firefighters with a memorial monument to be located at the city’s planned new centralized fire campus on Chrysler Road.

At its Nov. 20 meeting, council voted unanimously to dedicate $250,000 to memorialize the nine Brampton Fire and Emergency Services firefighters lost in the line of duty or due to workplace illnesses.

“The high-level intention is to build a reflectionary memorial wall and a statue to commemorate those nine individuals. Hopefully no more, but in the case there is then we would add to that wall,” Chief Bill Boyes told council.

In addition to the monument, the $250,000 will also be used to create a fund to provide the families of future firefighters who may lose their lives in the course of their duties with a $25,000 grant.