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The 2025 California Firefighters Memorial Weekend is October 3-October 4, 2025, in Sacramento, California. 

2024 California Firefighters Memorial Honorees

Rick Addicks	Ross Valley
Anthony Benelisha	Sacramento Metro
Robert Berbena Jr.	Modesto
Chet Bertell	San Diego Fire Rescue
James Byrnes	Marin County
Patrick Corder	Alameda City
Brian Corntassel	Los Angeles City
Robin Culp	Orange County
Justin Curtis Jr.	Los Angeles City
David Donley	CAL FIRE
Ulysses Duran	Los Angeles County
Henry Flores	Los Angeles County
James Forrester	Orange County
Sean Gillion	Alameda City
Randy Gross	Sacramento Metro
Timothy Hall	West Sacramento
Kyle Heard	Rancho Adobe
Howard Hedges	CAL FIRE
Anthony Huennekens	CAL FIRE
Brian Kyono	San Francisco
Brian LeVasseur	Los Angeles County
Mark Miller	CAL FIRE
Chris Nelson	Selma
Andrew Pontious	Los Angeles County
Walter Sickler	Fresno City
Stephen Silvestrich	San Francisco
Jonathan Van Oeffelen	Los Angeles County
Christopher Ward	CAL FIRE
Michael Wells	Kern County

 

Memorial Ceremony Details:

October 4, 2025
Safe Credit Union Convention Center
1401 K Street,
Sacramento, CA 95814

Schedule of Events:

Friday, October 3	11:00am-4:00pm: Ceremony Rehearsal at Safe Credit Union Convention Center *Mandatory for band and honor guard participants- HONOR GUARD RSVP and PIPES & DRUMS RSVP*
	5:00pm-7:00pm: Welcome reception for families and ceremony participants
Saturday, October 4	3:00pm: Annual California Firefighters Memorial Ceremony at Safe Credit Union Convention Center, Ballroom A
	5:00pm: Families Recession to Memorial Site in Capitol Park, via 13th Street.

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