A St. George Island volunteer fireman who died in the line of duty on on August 25th, 2020 was among 18 fallen first responders to have their name inscribed on the Florida Fallen Firefighter Memorial Tuesday morning.
56 year old Brian Stephen Smith, drowned while attempting to rescue a father and son who had gone into the water in very rough conditions.
He entered the waters between 10th and 11th streets east to rescue the pair who were swimming on a double red flag day.
A Franklin County sheriff's deputy was also injured during the rescue.
Brian left behind a wife, a son and a daughter.
As a result of Brian’s actions the county passed a law making violation of the beach flag warning system a misdemeanor.
His name was also added to the fallen first responders memorial at the Franklin County Sheriff's office.
State Fire Marshal Jimmy Patronis hosted Tuesday's ‘Ringing of the Bell’ ceremony to honor Florida’s fallen firefighters.
During the ceremony, 18 fallen firefighters were honored as their names were inscribed on the Florida Fallen Firefighter Memorial in The Florida Capitol Courtyard.
Patronis was joined by Governor Ron DeSantis, Attorney General Ashley Moody, and Agriculture Commissioner Nikki Fried.
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