The Line of Duty Death Memorial Service for Walla Walla Fire Department Engineer Paramedic Ryan Pleasants is set for Jan. 27 at the Walla Walla Community College Dietrich Activity Center.
Pleasants was found dead while on duty on Sun., Jan. 7. His cause of death was determined to be a “significant cardiac event,” according to a press release from the City of Walla Walla.
Prior to the service, over 25 apparatus from 17 different agencies will be in a procession that will drive down Main Street from Walla Walla Fire Station 1 then head east to the college on East Issacs Avenue.
The community should expect road closures and delays in downtown Walla Walla during the procession, which will take place between 11:30 a.m. and noon. The community is also invited to watch the procession along the route.