On Saturday, February 23, 2019 at approximately 9:00 a.m., the Palatine Fire Department will be hosting a brief ceremony to recognize the service and sacrifice of three Palatine volunteer firefighters who died in the line of duty.
On this day in 1973, volunteer firefighters John Wilson, Richard Freeman and Warren Ahlgrim lost their lives fighting a fire in the Ben Franklin store in downtown Palatine. The early morning fire started in the basement of the retail store and quickly spread throughout the entire building. Wilson, Freeman, and Ahlgrim were on the first hose line and died while fighting the fire in the basement of the store.
The memorial ceremony will be held at the Palatine Firefighter’s Memorial at the corner of N. Brockway and W. Slade Streets in downtown Palatine, IL. The Palatine Fire Honor Guard will step off from Station 85 at 39 E. Colfax at approximately 08:45am and march to the Palatine Firefighters Memorial. The ceremony will begin with the arrival of the Honor Guard at approximately 9:00 AM. Members of the Palatine Fire Department Honor Guard will present a wreath and perform a brief bell ceremony honoring the three firefighters that paid the ultimate sacrifice 46 years ago.
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