Medford Honoring Firefighters Of The Past With Annual Tradition

MEDFORD, MA — The fire department is hosting its annual Fire Fighters Memorial Event on Sunday, June 8.

The city has been holding the event for more than 120 years to honor its firefighters who have died in the last year. The Medford Firefighters Relief Association is one of the main sponsors behind the event and is one of the oldest organizations of its kind in the country. It has historically provided financial assistance to widowed spouses of firefighters who were unable to obtain life insurance benefits.

This year’s event will be led by Lieutenant Danielle Marcellino, President of the Medford Professional Firefighters Association.

The event is being held at Medford Firefighters Memorial in Oak Grove Cemetery beginning at 8:45 a.m. Mayor Breanna Lungo-Koehn is slated to be the guest speaker, and bagpipers from the Kevin Barry Band will lead the procession and provide music during the service.

In the event of inclement weather, the services will be moved indoors to the fire station on 0 Medford St.