October 7, 2022 3:30 a.m.

On Wednesday morning, Douglas County Commissioners Tim Freeman, Chris Boice and Tom Kress held a special ceremony on the front steps of the courthouse, in honor of all firefighters, fire personnel and fire agencies past and present to thank them for their courage, dedication and selfless acts of heroism.

The event was also held in remembrance of fallen fire fighters as part of National Fallen Firefighters Memorial Weekend and the Light the Night for Fallen Firefighters National Campaign.

Commissioners also recognized the 100th anniversary of National Fire Prevention Week, which begins on Sunday.

The ceremony included a presentation to families of fallen firefighters, fire service personnel including career, volunteer, wildland and structural firefighters and chief officers, company officers, engineers and fire marshals where they were given proclamation certificates.

The full video presentation can been seen on the county government Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/DouglasCountyeGovernment