{"id":316371,"date":"2026-10-28T21:44:09","date_gmt":"2026-10-28T21:44:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/316371\/"},"modified":"2026-10-28T21:44:09","modified_gmt":"2026-10-28T21:44:09","slug":"pema-honors-fallen-first-responders-across-pennsylvania","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/316371\/","title":{"rendered":"PEMA honors fallen first responders across Pennsylvania"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wgal.com\/news-team\/003b0fcd-4def-48bb-ad8b-2204a8b1d7fe\" aria-label=\"Lori Burkholder profile page\" class=\"css-15eikfp\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/1793223849_515_003b0fcd-4def-48bb-ad8b-2204a8b1d7fe_1654041445.file.png\" width=\"48\" height=\"48\" alt=\"Lori Burkholder\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p data-node-id=\"0\">Wednesday, on First Responders Day, Pennsylvania&#8217;s Emergency Management Agency honored nine first responders who died in the line of duty between July 2022 and July 2023.  <\/p>\n<p data-node-id=\"1\">The agency recognized <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wgal.com\/article\/pa-york-county-ambush-officers-shot-killed-one-year-ago\/73769153\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">three York County detectives<\/a>\u2014Detective Mark Baker, Detective Isaiah Emenheiser, and Detective Sergeant Cody Becker\u2014who lost their lives in an ambush last year.  <\/p>\n<p data-node-id=\"2\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wgal.com\/article\/pennsylvania-berks-crash-two-firefighters-killed-sepulveda-rivera-charged\/70942244\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Two firefighters<\/a> from the Walnuttown Fire Company, Chief Jeffory Buck and Assistant Chief Robert Shick Jr., were also honored for their service.  <\/p>\n<p data-node-id=\"3\">Additionally, Corporal Timothy O&#8217;Connor and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wgal.com\/article\/pennsylvania-state-trooper-killed-i-81-driver-charged-homicide\/71801574\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Trooper Michael Pahira<\/a> of the Pennsylvania State Police were commemorated, along with Officer Andy Chan of the Philadelphia Police Department and<a href=\"https:\/\/www.wgal.com\/article\/berks-county-procession-fallen-officer-kristen-yeager\/71463394\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"> Officer Kristen Yeager<\/a> of the Central Berks Regional Police Department.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Wednesday, on First Responders Day, Pennsylvania&#8217;s Emergency Management Agency honored nine first responders who died in the 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