3 months ago Share Signage will display the new name at the entrance to the training facility and on the training tower.
The Flagler County government will for the first time publicly honor John R. Keppler Jr., a Flagler County volunteer firefighter captain who died after responding to an emergency call in 2002.
The County Commission voted unanimously at its Dec. 14 meeting to rename the county s fire training center on Justice Lane as the John R. Keppler Jr. Training Center. It has been a long road, Monica Keppler, Keppler s daughter, said at the meeting. He was 54 years old when he died. I’m lucky that I got to have him for almost 32 years. On behalf of my family, my mom, my brothers, the rest of our family and our friends who came to share this with us, I thank you from the bottom of my heart.
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Longview firefighters stand in salute outside the Commerce Avenue station as the procession for retired Longview Fire Department lieutenant Alan Basso, who died on Nov. 27, passes on its route to Kalama Friday afternoon. Courtney Talak
People line Commerce Avenue in Longview to watch the procession for retired Longview Fire Department lieutenant Alan Basso, who died on Nov. 27, as it passes on its route to Kalama Friday afternoon. Courtney Talak
The procession for retired Longview Fire Department lieutenant Alan Basso, who died on Nov. 27, passes underneath crossed fire engine ladders at Haydu Park in Kalama Friday afternoon. Courtney Talak
The procession for retired Longview Fire Department lieutenant Alan Basso, who died on Nov. 27, drives underneath crossed fire engine ladders at Haydu Park in Kalama Friday afternoon.
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