More than five dozen firefighters who have died in the line of duty while serving the Los Angeles Fire Department, dating back to 1895, will be honored with street signs at the location of their deaths under a plan unanimously approved Tuesday by the City Council.
“This is to commemorate forever those who paid the ultimate sacrifice,” said City Councilman Mitchell Englander, who introduced the motion.
The street signs will be paid for by the United Firefighters of Los Angeles City union and installed by the Transportation Department, while the Los Angeles Fire Department Historical Society will provide the names of the 62 firefighters and where they died.
The motion notes that the council in 2014 authorized a program to honor Los Angeles Police Department officers killed in the line of duty through honorary signs near the location of their deaths.