Media Advisory
June 10, 2022

The City of Toronto will hold a ceremony on Sunday, June 12 to honour the addition of 21 fallen firefighters’ names to the Memorial Honour Roll. The service will include remarks and the laying of wreaths by Mayor John Tory, Fire Chief Matthew Pegg, members of Toronto Fire Services, representatives of the Toronto Professional Fire Fighters Association and representatives of the Canadian Fallen Firefighters Foundation.

Date: Sunday, June 12
Time: 11 a.m.
Location: Toronto Fire Services Station 334, 339 Queens Quay W.

Toronto firefighters, along with their families and friends gather annually for the ceremony of remembrance. Since 1848, a total of 319 firefighters have died in the line of duty while protecting lives, property and the environment in Toronto.

The names of these 21 Toronto Firefighters (with dates of death) will be added to the Memorial Honour Roll:

  • Acting District Chief Brian G.H. Kirby, November 17, 1991
  • Captain Gordon W. Crawford, April 30, 2019
  • Firefighter William B. Gibson, January 30, 2019
  • Firefighter Edmond F. Lynch, May 15, 2019
  • District Chief Paul Dzuba, September 12, 2019
  • District Chief Herbert Hammond, November 3, 2019
  • District Chief James (Jim) Ritchie, November 24, 2019
  • District Chief Karl Dieter Bertram, December 20, 2019
  • Captain Gregory A. Simerson, June 26, 2019
  • District Chief Wayne Elford, January 16, 2020
  • Firefighter Roger Martin, February 21, 2020
  • Captain Victor Patrick Kelly, April 25, 2020
  • Firefighter Glenn Grieve, May 4, 2020
  • Firefighter James Duffney, June 19, 2020
  • Captain Gary Campbell, August 11, 2020
  • Firefighter Robert A. Chalmers, November 4, 2020
  • Acting Platoon Chief Glenn Sherwood, February 20, 2021
  • Captain Johnnie Walker, June 14, 2021
  • Captain Daniel Thompson, August 11, 2021
  • Captain Martin Costoff, August 17, 2021
  • Firefighter Ted J. Szabunia, May 2, 2022

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