Memorial For Fallen Firefighers
On Tuesday, October 7, 2003 the Bossier City Fire Department paid tribute to its two firefighters who died in the line of duty with a memorial ceremony at the Liberty Garden on the grounds of the Municipal Complex. Firefighters Larry Baldwin and Royce Glen Vogel lost their lives in September of 1963 while trying to rescue city workers who were overcome by gases inside a sewer lift station. Baldwin and Vogel died after they too were overcome while heroically attempting to rescue the workers. The ceremony was officiated by BCFD Chaplain Paul Navarra and featured a solo sung by Chief of EMS Sammy Halphen. The BCFD Honor Guard also took part as surviving family members of the fallen firefighters joined a host of firefighters and dignitaries in solemn remembrance. The ceremony took place during National Fire Prevention Week.
