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| As I arrived at the Canadian Firefighters Memorial site for the ceremony it rained, not the deluge I had driven through on the way, but I could see getting drenched. Fortunately the rain stopped when the ceremony began. |
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| At this stage those involved with making the ceremony happen worked on preparing the site. |
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| The ceremony procession had started. The helmet party stands staged and ready. I could hear approaching bagpipes playing in the distance. |
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| The procession approaches. Photographers take up positions to record the event. The low light level reduces depth of field. I discovered this when I reviewed these pictures. This day taught me something about photography. |
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| Occasionally I luck out and get a good photograph. I couldn't have planned a better picture of the bass drums lined up this way. |
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| The ceremony begins with O Canada. |
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| The two concrete structures close to the ground in the lower right were to be footings for the stage for the ceremonies on the memorial site. The best laid plans . . . |
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| The access panel at the back of the structure for the site's lone pine has been opened to power the sound system for the ceremony with its 20 amp outlets. |
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| Canadian Armed Forces kindly provide sound equipment and technicians. The colour of their berets show these men are with the air force. Firefighting is an air force trade. All firefighters in the Canadian forces are with the Royal Canadian Air Force. |
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| Canadian Fallen Firefighters Foundation board member, Wayne Jasper stands holding a commemorative medallion. Each of the families of fire fighters who died in line of duty in 2014 received one at this ceremony. |
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| Each of the nine helmets on the altar represent a firefighter who died in line of duty in 2014. The altar sentries are a volunteer firefighter and a wildland firefighter. She holds an axe and he holds a pulaski, a comb- ination axe and mattock used in wildland firefighting. |
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| This charter bus brought the families to the ceremony and will return them. |
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| The massed pipe band played an inspired rendition of Amazing Grace. |
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| The ceremony concludes with a march past. |
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| After the ceremony, participants gather to chat and take pictures. |
