Fallen firefighters from Kentucky honored at national memorial service
LOUISVILLE, KY (WAVE) - Four Kentucky firefighters who died while serving their communities will be honored at a national memorial service in October.
The Annual National Fallen Firefighters Memorial Service will honor 84 fallen firefighters from around the country on Sunday, October 4. The service takes place at the National Fire Academy in Emmitsburg, MD.
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Lieutenant Jonathan E. French, age 25, of the Glendale Fire Department, died when he and his mother, who is also a firefighter, were struck by a tractor trailer while operating at the scene of an accident on August 6, 2014.
Firefighter Charles Edward Goff, age 53, of the McQuady Volunteer Fire and Rescue Department, suffered a fatal heart attack several hours after returning home from a multiple vehicle accident involving the family of a fellow firefighter on April 27, 2014.
Major Malcolm W. Jenkins, age 60, of the Fern Creek Fire Department, died after completing an annual, mandated physical agility test on October 30, 2014.
Chief Robert "Bud" Webster, age 64, of the Glencoe Volunteer Fire Protection District, died on May 6, 2014, from complications of a traumatic brain injury suffered while responding to a reported motor vehicle accident on July 4, 2006.
The firefighters' names will be added to the National Fallen Firefighters Memorial.
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