Fire Department honor guard prepare to enter the rotounda in the Gold Dome, on Tuesday, Feb., 3, 2009. (Photo: Dave Bender)
The strains of Amazing Grace played on bagpipes and drum by members of the Valdosta Fire Department echoed through the rotunda of the state Capitol in Atlanta today, marking the 37th annual Firefighters' Recognition Day.
Valdosta Fire Department bagpipe band playing in the Gold Dome, on Tuesday, Feb., 3, 2009. (Photo: Dave Bender)
Dozens of hook and ladder company fire trucks driven in from several hundred fire departments across the state packed the streets around the Capitol for the colorful, ceremony and Senate proclamation recognizing the bravery of Georgia‘s firefighters.
Firefighters and legislators bow their heads during the playing of Amazing Grace at the Capitol rotunda on Tuesday, Feb., 3, 2009. (Photo: Dave Bender)
