A line-of-duty memorial service will be held for North Whatcom Fire and Rescue firefighter Leslee Smith at 1 p.m. Saturday, June 29 at the Blaine Performing Arts Center, 975 H Street in Blaine.
The memorial will give Smith full honors for her years of commitment to the community.
Smith died March 26 at the age of 69 after battling job-related liver cancer. Her death is considered a line-of-duty fatality because of hazardous exposures while working as a firefighter.
She spent several years as a volunteer firefighter before becoming a NWFR firefighter at 40 years old in 1999, eventually becoming the district’s first female lieutenant.
Smith also had worked as a behavioral health specialist for Blaine school district, volunteered with the Blaine Fine Arts Association and helped start the Blaine High School Band to Japan trips.