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NHFD out in force for Sunday’s ceremony.
New Haven firefighters traveled to Windsor Locks to support the family of fallen colleague Ricardo Torres Jr. —and to New York to return the support that came from a nonprofit organization.
Both those trips took place on Sunday.
One NHFD contingent attended a ceremony in which Torres’ name was added to the State of Connecticut Fallen Firefighters Memorial. Torres died while fighting a Valley Street fire on May 12. Lt. Samod Rankins, who almost died in the same fire but has since recovered, was among the New Haven firefighters attending Sunday’s event.
The other contingent attended New York City’s Steven Siller Tunnel to Towers 5K race, to show appreciation for the support the Tunnel to Towers organization gave both the Torres family and New Haven’s department after Torres’ death.
At the 5k.