Spring Valley's Jared Lloyd to join National Fallen Firefighter Memorial
Jared Lloyd's heroic actions and death are going national.
The Spring Valley Fire Department lieutenant's name will be enshrined this weekend on the memorial for the National Fallen Firefighters Foundation.
The foundation will honor Lloyd and 147 other firefighters who died in the line of duty in 2021 and in previous years. Each firefighter's name will be inscribed on a bronze plaque and become a permanent part of the National Memorial, located 90 minutes outside Washington, D.C. in Emmitsburg, Maryland.
Lloyd, 35, the father of two young sons, died on March 23, 2021, as he and other firefighters rescued 112 residents at the Evergreen Court Home for Adults in Spring Valley. The inferno caused parts of the Lafayette Street building to collapse on top of Lloyd as he searched for remaining residents. Adult home resident Oliver Hueston, 72, died in the fire as other firefighters and residents suffered injuries.
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The foundation issued a synopsis of Lloyd for the presentation on Sunday.
The ceremonies start Saturday, from 6:30 p.m. to 8 p.m., when the families of the firefighters and survivors gather for a candlelight service with a remembrance candle, which symbolizes the hope and enduring friendship shared by all who have lost a firefighter, according to the association.
St. Louis Fire Capt. Garon Mosby will emcee the service, according to the association. His service spans 25 years with the St. Louis Fire Department and five years with the St. Louis Police Department.
On Sunday, starting at 10 a.m., the families will participate in the memorial service. Each family with receive an American flag flown over the National Fallen Firefighters Memorial and the U.S. Capitol, a badge, and a rose, according to the association.
People can watch live feeds from both services on the National Fallen Firefighters Foundation fire heroes on its webpage, firehero.org.
The National Fallen Firefighters Memorial was built of stone in 1981, encircled by plaques listing the names of fire service members who have died in the line of duty. The foundation also honors firefighters who died in the line of duty before 1981.
Congress created the National Fallen Firefighters Foundation to honor America's fallen firefighters. Since 1992, the non-profit fhas developed and expanded programs that fulfill that mandate.
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Honors, questions remain
A section of Route 45 is named for Lloyd in Hillcrest.
On the one-year anniversary of his death, hundreds of people — firefighters, other first responders, family, and friends — attended a candlelight vigil for Lloyd on March 23 at Spring Valley High School. Lloyd, a nearly two-decade-long firefighter who worked as a field service technician for Optimum. graduated from the Route 59 school.
While Lloyd’s memory has endured, so have the questions regarding what led to the Spring Valley conflagration, which drew a response from more than 25 fire departments and emergency response units. Investigators have been tight-lipped regarding the status of inspections at the century-old building, which firefighters said featured narrow hallways and stairwells.
The investigation has led to criminal prosecutions against two then-village building inspectors and two rabbis accused of causing the fatal fire while cleansing the facility's kitchen and ovens for the Passover holiday.
Charges against two others who worked at Evergreen were resolved without convictions late last year. Both testified before the grand jury that brought the multiple indictments.
Lloyd’s death has been credited for pushing the state to task Rockland County with taking over Spring Valley’s building department, overseeing inspections, enforcement and prosecutions of property owners who violate state fire and building codes.
Steve Lieberman covers government, breaking news, courts, police, and investigations. Reach him at slieberm@lohud.com. Twitter: @lohudlegal.
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