KSAFCKansas Fallen Firefighters
Fire Captain Jim Niles
Downs Fire Department , Downs, KS
Niles was an 18-year member of the Downs FD.
January 2011
John Glaser
Shawnee Fire Department, Shawnee, KS
Glaser is the first Shawnee firefighter to die in the line of duty.
May 2010
Fire Chief Jonathan Siemers
Clay Center Fire Department, Clay Center, KS
February 2010
Captain Anthony "Tony" P. Cox
Topeka Fire Department, Topeka, KS
21 year veteran of the department. This marks the first official firefighter death in the Topeka Fire Department since the early 1900s. 2009
Fire Chief Stan Engdahl
McPherson County Fire Department #2, Marquette, KS
Fire Chief Stanley Engdahl was 78 years old and along with serving as the town's fire chief, Engdahl was the curator of the Kansas Motorcycle Museum in Marquette. 2009
Firefighter Brandon Daley
Butler County Fire District #3, Rose Hill, KS
2009
Firefighter Lyle Lewis
Osborne County Fire District #3, Alton, KS
June 2009
Lieutenant Bryon Wayne Johnson
Sedgwick County Fire District #1, Wichita, KS
2009
Downs Fire Department , Downs, KS
Niles was an 18-year member of the Downs FD.
January 2011
John Glaser
Shawnee Fire Department, Shawnee, KS
Glaser is the first Shawnee firefighter to die in the line of duty.
May 2010
Fire Chief Jonathan Siemers
Clay Center Fire Department, Clay Center, KS
February 2010
Captain Anthony "Tony" P. Cox
Topeka Fire Department, Topeka, KS
21 year veteran of the department. This marks the first official firefighter death in the Topeka Fire Department since the early 1900s. 2009
Fire Chief Stan Engdahl
McPherson County Fire Department #2, Marquette, KS
Fire Chief Stanley Engdahl was 78 years old and along with serving as the town's fire chief, Engdahl was the curator of the Kansas Motorcycle Museum in Marquette. 2009
Firefighter Brandon Daley
Butler County Fire District #3, Rose Hill, KS
2009
Firefighter Lyle Lewis
Osborne County Fire District #3, Alton, KS
June 2009
Lieutenant Bryon Wayne Johnson
Sedgwick County Fire District #1, Wichita, KS
2009
A Mother's Prayer
by Carolyn Kay Carr
Dedicated to my son and to all Firefighters
The alarm goes off, ready to go, all with no hesitation
Time to save a soul or a home, straight to that destination
This prayer’s for my son, as that fire calls
Protecting the innocent and fighting flaming walls
Guide him with your strength, the courage to pull him through
Give him that breath of air, if he gets down to his last few
By chance he may get weak; do give him the will to stand
Carry him as you said, your” Foot Prints in the Sand”
He will have to lift or ax a door today
May your angels chip away, helping along the way
There’s always the unknown, of what they call “back draft”
Secure your arms around him, and the others who have his back
Make way for him to listen, to hear that persons call
If he gets blinded, give him sight, direct him down that hall
Determined to break a window, to rescue that angry dog
Or fight the wild fires, to keep lands beauty how it belongs
Keep there team in motion, to know where one is at
There’re taking turns in and out, of these fires that attack
When that duties done, he’ll have peace of mind
You were right beside him; he now thanks you for your time
Lord I ask this of you, I pray you watch over him
Help him always save the lives, then return him to me again.
Copyright©2007 Carolyn Kay Carr. Reprinted with permission.
by Carolyn Kay Carr
Dedicated to my son and to all Firefighters
The alarm goes off, ready to go, all with no hesitation
Time to save a soul or a home, straight to that destination
This prayer’s for my son, as that fire calls
Protecting the innocent and fighting flaming walls
Guide him with your strength, the courage to pull him through
Give him that breath of air, if he gets down to his last few
By chance he may get weak; do give him the will to stand
Carry him as you said, your” Foot Prints in the Sand”
He will have to lift or ax a door today
May your angels chip away, helping along the way
There’s always the unknown, of what they call “back draft”
Secure your arms around him, and the others who have his back
Make way for him to listen, to hear that persons call
If he gets blinded, give him sight, direct him down that hall
Determined to break a window, to rescue that angry dog
Or fight the wild fires, to keep lands beauty how it belongs
Keep there team in motion, to know where one is at
There’re taking turns in and out, of these fires that attack
When that duties done, he’ll have peace of mind
You were right beside him; he now thanks you for your time
Lord I ask this of you, I pray you watch over him
Help him always save the lives, then return him to me again.
Copyright©2007 Carolyn Kay Carr. Reprinted with permission.
The Fire Bell
Traditionally as the day began, it was the bell that started it off. And so through the day and night, each alarm was sounded by a bell which called the firefighters to their duty and to place their lives in jeopardy.During times like these we seek strong symbols to give us a better understanding of our feelings during this time of reflection of the devotion that our fallen comrades had for their duty.
The three sets of rings of the bell give honor and respect to those who have served so well and represents the end of their duties as their last alarm.