The Los Angeles County Fire Department held a flag ceremony to honor fallen firefighter Tory Carlon on Tuesday, after he was shot and killed by a co-worker in a workplace shooting two weeks ago.
Dozens of firefighters joined Carlon’s family and friends for the outdoor ceremony, while concluded with the lowering of the flag that once flew over Carlon’s final Fire Station assignment.
The youngest of five children, Carlon was born in Leona Valley and studied under the fire tech program at Antelope Valley College before working three years under the forest service.
“Tory was a sweet, gentle, easy-going child, he always had a smile and a mischievous wink in his eye,” said LACoFD Chaplain John Denton during the ceremony on Tuesday.
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Carlon later joined the L.A. County Fire Department and worked at various fire stations throughout the county, including Fire Station 131 in Palmdale, where the flag ceremony was held.
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“Tory took his training seriously and finished at the top of L.A. County Fire Department academy class number 104, and his first assignment was station 24 just down the road over here,” Denton said.
“He was a family man. He loved his job and his passion was his girls,” Denton said. “He was truly a girldad.”
The flag that flew over Fire Station 81, Carlon’s last assigned station was lowered from its temporary place over Fire Station 131 on Tuesday to a chorus of Amazing Grace played on bagpipes, a tradition in the LACoFD, according to Denton.
The flag was folded 13 times, with each fold carrying a special meaning, including honoring fallen soldiers, trust in god over the nation, and those who have died.
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“The folded flag reminds us of the soldiers who have fought and died preserving for us the rights, privileges and freedoms we all enjoy today,” Denton said. “The tradition of the folded flag has deep meaning for those whom the flag has flown for and to those who possess them.”
The folded flag is set to be presented to Carlon’s family by LACoFD Fire Chief Daryl Osby during the memorial service on Thursday.
Carlon is survived by his wife, Heidi, their three daughters, and his parents.
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