An unprecedented flag ceremony honored two retiring Port Angeles firefighter paramedics.
The Port Angeles Fire Department flew two American flags over the station and presented them to Pete Sekac and Mel Twitchell on Friday in the first retirement ceremony of its kind for the department.
Sekac will retire with 37 years of service to the department, and Twitchell will retire with 33.
“Between them, they have like 80 years of experience,” Fire Chief Ken Dubuc said. “It’s incredible.”
Port Angeles firefighters circled in front of the station for the ceremony, and Dubuc stood in the center.