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Globe Fire Chief Capt. Gary Robinson introduced firefighter/paramedic Bo Bowsher and firefighter/EMT Ryan Courtney during the Globe City Council’s regular meeting on Tuesday, Sept. 11.
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Pictured from left, Capt. Joe Bracamonte and Firefighter Andrew Gatewood, with the City of Globe Fire Department, carry a tri-folded American flag and a firefighter’s axe during a badge retirement ceremony in memory of the firefighters who lost their lives during the tragic events of Sept. 11, 2001. Photo by Carol Broeder
Globe Fire Chief Capt. Gary Robinson introduced firefighter/paramedic Bo Bowsher and firefighter/EMT Ryan Courtney during the Globe City Council’s regular meeting on Tuesday, Sept. 11.
Robinson described Bowsher and Courtney as “excellent individuals,” as well as “very competent” and dedicated.
“They’ve shown that they will provide exceptional service to the City of Globe,” he said.
The council meeting opened with a retirement ceremony for Globe’s firefighter badge No. 343, which is the number of firefighters who lost their lives during the tragic events on Sept. 11, 2001.
Robinson explained that, with two new firefighters coming on board, the department looked at its badge numbers, deciding it would be fitting to retire No. 343 at the Sept. 11 council meeting.
Globe Capt. Joe Bracamonte and Firefighter Andrew Gatewood processed into council chambers carrying a tri-folded American flag and a fireman’s axe.
Robinson explained that a firefighter’s life is “closely associated with the ringing of a bell.”
“As they began their tour of duty, it is the bell that starts the shift, and when the call ends, and the alarm is completed, it is the bell that rings three times, signaling the end.”
Gatewood performed the “ringing of the bell,” ringing three rings, three times each, in memory of the fallen firefighters on Sept. 11, 2001.
After the ceremony was completed, Globe Mayor Al Gameros talked about badge No. 343, which he called “significant to the fire service.” Gameros retired from the fire department in February 2016 after serving 29 and 1/2 years, 18 of those as fire chief.
He reminded those attending the Sept. 11 council meeting that some of the firefighters were off the duty at the time of the attacks, but responded anyway.
Gameros asked that the ceremonial firefighters axe be placed on the wall in Robinson’s office, and not in city hall, for which Robinson expressed his gratitude.
