Firefighters from across the state gathered at the State Capitol September 28th for the annual California Firefighters Memorial. This year thirty four names were added to the memorial, commemorating the firefighters who lost their lives in the line of duty. These photos are from before the ceremony as firefighters, adorned in their class A uniforms carrying mirrored axes and plaid bagpipes, arrived. It is a somber occasion but it also carries the air of a reunion as old friends are reunited.
