After 26 years of service at Fire District 6, Joe Killian passed away from cancer in 2022 – five years after he retired
In life and in death, the Fire Service is steeped in tradition. Part of that tradition will be honored Thursday (Aug. 10) morning, when motorcycle riders with the Professional Firefighters Union gather to honor a fallen brother.
On Thursday, members of the IAFF Motorcycle Group will arrive at Clark County Fire District 6 Station 63 to collect a Ribbon of Honor for former Firefighter Joe Killian. That ribbon, along with Ribbons of Honor for six other Washington firefighters will be taken to the Washington State Fallen Firefighters Memorial Service, set for Sunday (Aug. 13) in North Bend.
“We never forget the sacrifice that firefighters and their families make to serve the community,” says Clark County Fire District 6 Chief Kristan Maurer. “It is like a debt that can never be repaid.”
After 26 years of service at District 6, Killian passed away from cancer in 2022 – five years after he retired.
The motorcycle group will arrive at Station 63, located at 1303 NE 136th Street in Vancouver, at 11 a.m. Thursday. There will be a short ceremony and the riders will take Killian’s ribbon and depart.
Over the next few days the ribbon will be transported to North Bend.
Information provided by Clark County Fire District 6.
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