The eternal flame will never go out at the Lexington Fallen Firefighters Monument at Phoenix Park.
For those working with Lt. Brenda Cowan on Friday, February 13, 2004 it is a permanent reminder, much like the memories themselves that 15 years can't erase - and a lifetime never will.
"I remember the dispatch. I remember what we saw when we first pulled up," said Jeff Godby, a firefighter/paramedic who worked with Cowan and was also with her at the scene on that day 15 years ago. "A lot of things about that day I remember. I remember the gunshots."
Lt. Cowan was killed in the line of duty when she was shot after responding to a call. Another firefighter and police officer were also shot in what turned out to be a six-hour standoff after a man shot his wife.