By Brett Fisher

  • Photos by Brett Fisher. A member of the Carson City Fire Dept. looks on as four fallen firefighters are remembered Saturday.
    Photos by Brett Fisher. A member of the Carson City Fire Dept. looks on as four fallen firefighters are remembered Saturday.
  • Honor guard procession to the Nevada Firefighter Memorial monument.
    Honor guard procession to the Nevada Firefighter Memorial monument.
  • Carson City Firefighters lower their heads in remembrance of four fallen brethren.
    Carson City Firefighters lower their heads in remembrance of four fallen brethren.
  • The American flag hoisted by two ladder trucks.
    The American flag hoisted by two ladder trucks.
  • A Carson City firefighter listens to the CCFD chaplain address the memorial service Saturday.
    A Carson City firefighter listens to the CCFD chaplain address the memorial service Saturday.
  • Trucks display the American flag from atop their hoisted ladders.
    Trucks display the American flag from atop their hoisted ladders.
  • Carson City firefighters and paramedics listen to the memorial dedication Saturday.
    Carson City firefighters and paramedics listen to the memorial dedication Saturday.
  • Fallen firefighter helmets amidst the plaques for other fallen firefighters.
    Fallen firefighter helmets amidst the plaques for other fallen firefighters.
  • The Nevada Firefighters Memorial marker and ceremonial axes.
    The Nevada Firefighters Memorial marker and ceremonial axes.
  • Sideview of the Nevada Firefighters Memorial marker.
    Sideview of the Nevada Firefighters Memorial marker.
  • The American flag hoisted by ladders and framed by fall colors.
    The American flag hoisted by ladders and framed by fall colors.
  • Fall colors accentuate the American flag suspended by two ladder trucks.
    Fall colors accentuate the American flag suspended by two ladder trucks.
  • American flag facing west toward Mills Park.
    American flag facing west toward Mills Park.
  • The American flag facing east toward the Nevada Firefighters Memorial.
    The American flag facing east toward the Nevada Firefighters Memorial.

First responders and members of the community attended a ceremony Saturday morning at the Nevada Firefighters Memorial in Mills Park.

Four plaques, bearing the names of four firefighters who died in the line of duty this year in Nevada, were added to the memorial where they joined dozens of others who have given the ultimate sacrifice in service to the state and their communities over the years.

The names of Justin Randall Beebe, Brent Cooper, Jacob O’Malley and Will Hawkins were added to the memorial Saturday morning in the presence of fellow firefighters and other first responders, families, friends and members of the Carson City community.

Beebe was a member of the United States Forest Service firefighting team. Cooper served in the North Las Vegas Fire Department. Hawkins and O’Malley worked for the Bureau of Land Management.

Saturday morning’s ceremony concluded a weeklong observance of National Fire Prevention Week in Nevada.

Its occurrence could not have been more timely as fire crews from across the region currently battle wildfires in Washoe Valley and South Lake Tahoe.

On Thursday, a fire started in South Carson City, threatening a mobile home park and the Stewart Indian Colony. But the hard work of firefighting crews and first responders saved residences and brought the fire under control.

Since its completion in 1994, the Nevada Firefighters Memorial has served as the official firefighter memorial in Nevada, honoring the Silver State’s fallen firefighters at a ceremony held each year in Carson City on the last Saturday of National Fire Prevention Week in October.

Nevada Gov. Brian Sandoval proclaimed the week of Oct. 9-15, 2016 as “Fire Prevention Week” in Nevada this year.