Press Releases from East Pierce Fire & Rescue:
IMMEDIATE RELEASE
July 29, 2008
Contact:
Dina Sutherland, PIO
East Pierce Fire and Rescue
18421 Old Buckley Highway
Bonney Lake, WA 98390
Phone: 253-863-1800
Cell: 253-606-2351
dsutherland@eastpiercefire.org http://www.eastpiercefire.orgAttendance Information for East Pierce Fire & Rescue LODD Memorial Service
Bonney Lake, WA - The following is information for fire departments who plan on attending the memorial service of East Pierce Fire & Rescue Fire Chief Dan Packer who passed away on Saturday, July 26, 2008. Chief Packer dedicated 27 years to the fire service, most recently serving 13 years as an exceptional leader of East Pierce Fire & Rescue. Our community lost a husband, father, grandfather, son, visionary and friend.
Lodging: See attachments
Funeral Date: Thursday, August 7, 2008
Funeral Time: 1400 Hours - 1500 Hours (approximately)
Funeral Location:
Christian Faith Center
33645 20 Ave. S.
Federal Way, WA 98003
There will be a procession leading to the service location beginning at the Puyallup Fairgrounds prior to the service. Apparatus staging will begin at 1000. To be included in the procession, please e-mail:
Dina Sutherland, PIO
dsutherland@eastpiercefire.org253-863-1800
In lieu of flowers, financial contributions are being accepted by the following:
Washington Mutual Bank Checks can be mailed to:
Fire Chief Dan Packer Memorial Fund East Pierce Professional Firefighters
Account # 3170484930 P.O. Box 7500
Bonney Lake, WA 98391
Celebrate Chief Packer's life by contributing stories, condolences and photographs at
http://www.mem.com.
East Pierce Fire & Rescue would like to thank all of the departments who have expressed their condolences for our first line of duty death. In addition, our fire department greatly appreciates your attendance at the service and the respect it pays to Chief Packer.
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IMMEDIATE RELEASE
July 29, 2008
Contact:
Dina Sutherland, PIO
East Pierce Fire and Rescue
18421 Old Buckley Highway
Bonney Lake, WA 98390
Phone: 253-863-1800
Cell: 253-606-2351
dsutherland@eastpiercefire.org http://www.eastpiercefire.org Service scheduled for fallen chief
Bonney Lake, WA - The memorial service for East Pierce Fire and Rescue Fire Chief Dan Packer has been scheduled for 2 p.m. Aug. 7 at Christian Faith Center, located at 33645 20th Avenue South, in Federal Way. The public is invited to attend.
Packer died Saturday afternoon fighting a California wildfire.
Packer, 49, had been deployed Friday to the Panther Fire south of Happy Camp in Siskiyou County in northern California to assume a supervisory position in the firefighting effort. Packer is a member of a Washington State-based incident management team and is deployed to major incidents, most frequently, large wild land fires.
In lieu of flowers, monetary contributions can be made at any Washington Mutual Bank under the Fire Chief Dan Packer Memorial Fund. Checks may also be mailed to: East Pierce Professional Firefighters at P.O. Box 7500, Bonney Lake, WA 98391.
Celebrate Chief Packer's life by contributing stories, condolences and photographs at
http://www.mem.com.
East Pierce Fire and Rescue serves a population of more than 73,000 living in and around Bonney Lake, Sumner, Lake Tapps, the Ridge Communities, South Prairie, Wilkeson. The district covers approximately 142 square miles and protects residents from eleven stations - five staffed and six volunteer. All career and volunteer firefighters are also either paramedics or emergency medical technicians (EMTs), responding to fire, rescue and medical emergencies.
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