In honor of the national Emergency Medical Services week:

State leaders gathered in Albany Wednesday to honor EMS personnel who made the ultimate sacrifice.

Four names of fallen EMS personnel were added to the state memorial at the Empire State Plaza on Wednesday. The four were members of EMS departments throughout the state who all lost their lives in the line of duty.

Following is a list of the EMS personnel added to the Memorial this year:

Duane K. Hinkel
Kodak Office MERT Team, Rochester
July 8, 2004

Gerald C. Stalker
Castleton Volunteer Ambulance, Castleton
April 3, 2004

HISTORICAL INCLUSIONS:

William Chapin
Bangs Ambulance, Ithaca
March 19, 1986

Robin M. Daniels
American Legion Ambulance, Eldred
February 7, 1989

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