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The 2025 California Firefighters Memorial Weekend
October 3-October 4, 2025, in Sacramento, California. 

RSVP to the 2025 California Firefighters Memorial Ceremony HERE

2025 California Firefighters Memorial Honorees

Brian LeVasseur	Los Angeles County
Howard Hedges	CAL FIRE
Chet R. Bertell	San Diego
Brian G. Corntassel	Los Angeles City
Anthony Huennekens	CAL FIRE
James R. Forrester	Orange County
Ulysses Duran	Los Angeles County
M. Bruce Wells	Kern County
Patrick M. Corder	Alameda
Anthony Benelisha	Sacramento Metropolitan
Chris R. Nelson	Selma
Robin A. Culp	Orange County
David J. Donley	CAL FIRE
Randolph E. Gross	Sacramento Metropolitan
Jonathan E. Van Oeffelen	Los Angeles County
Henry H. Flores	Los Angeles County
Rick Addicks	Ross Valley
Stephen E. Silvestrich	San Francisco
Andrew L. Pontious	Los Angeles County
James B. Byrnes	Marin County
Justin A. Curtis Jr.	Los Angeles City
Walter E. Sickler	Fresno
Kyle Heard	Rancho Adobe
Christopher Ward	CAL FIRE
Brian Y. Kyono	San Francisco
Timothy M. Hall	West Sacramento
Mark D. Miller	CAL FIRE
Sean L. Gillion	Alameda
Eric K. Rheinhardt	San Diego
Robert Berbena Jr.	Modesto

 

Memorial Ceremony Details:

October 4, 2025
Safe Credit Union Convention Center
1401 K Street,
Sacramento, CA 95814

Schedule of Events:

Friday, October 3	1:00pm-4:30pm: Ceremony Rehearsal at Safe Credit Union Convention Center *Mandatory for band and honor guard participants- HONOR GUARD RSVP and PIPES & DRUMS RSVP*
	5:00pm-7:00pm: Welcome reception for families and ceremony participants at Sheraton Grand Hotel.
Saturday, October 4	3:00pm: Annual California Firefighters Memorial Ceremony at Safe Credit Union Convention Center, Ballroom A
	5:00pm: Families Recession to Memorial Site in Capitol Park, via 13th Street.

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