EMMITSBURG, MD - A local volunteer firefighter killed while responding to a crash on Rt. 9 near Georgetown last year is being recognized and honored at the National Fallen Firefighters Memorial today.
Thomas Wilson Berry III died on August 13, 2024 when, off-duty, he stopped to assist the drivers involved in a crash on Lewes Georgetown Highway. While he was helping the drivers, a utility pole snapped and brought down electrical wires. Berry was killed in the incident.
Berry was a volunteer firefighter with the Georgetown and Ellendale Fire Companies. He was 23.
On Sunday, Berry will be honored at the National Fallen Firefighters Memorial tribute, an event in Emmitsburg in Western Maryland that pays homage and gratitude to firefighters who have died in the line of duty.
A candlelight service for our recent fallen firefighters was held Saturday night. The National Fallen Firefighters Memorial Service is scheduled for May 4 from 10 a.m to 12:30 p.m.
WBOC’s Grace Harman is in Emmitsburg to cover the National Fallen Firefighters Memorial. You can watch her coverage of the event and Berry’s memorial on WBOC Sunday Morning News and in Sunday’s evening broadcasts.
For more information on the National Fallen Firefighters Memorial and Berry’s service, you can visit these links.