Firefighters hold Sea of Red for fallen comrade
Firefighters gathered at Tiger Lane before the start of the Memphis Fire Department’s Sea of Red event honoring firefighter David Pleasant on Sunday evening. The event started at Tiger Lane and ended at Fire Station 8 on Mississippi Boulevard. (Brad Vest/Special to The Daily Memphian)
Firefighters pray before the start of the Memphis Fire Department’s Sea of Red event honoring firefighter David Pleasant on Sunday evening. (Brad Vest/Special to The Daily Memphian)
Chief Gina Sweat of Memphis Fire Department speaks at Tiger Lane before the start of the Sea of Red procession honoring firefighter David Pleasant. (Brad Vest/Special to The Daily Memphian)
Justin Clements (right) and Frederick McCullough help raise a flag before the start of the Sea of Red event. (Brad Vest/Special to The Daily Memphian)
Justin Clements helps raise a flag as the event started at Tiger Lane. (Brad Vest/Special to The Daily Memphian)
Fire trucks are lined up for the Sea of Red procession Sunday. (Brad Vest/Special to The Daily Memphian)
Emergency vehicles make their way along E.H.Crump Boulevard Sunday evening in memory of firefighter David Pleasant. (Brad Vest/Special to The Daily Memphian)
A Sea of Red rolls down E.H.Crump Boulevard to honor firefighter David Pleasant. (Brad Vest/Special to The Daily Memphian)
With red lights aglow, emergency vehicles make their way along E.H.Crump Boulevard Sunday evening. (Brad Vest/Special to The Daily Memphian)
From left: Ladarius Shipp, 5; Cebrena Nelson; Carrion Cunningham, 5, and Cierra Davis stopped to show their support during the Memphis Fire Department’s procession. (Brad Vest/Special to The Daily Memphian)
Passing vehicles’ red lights cast a glow on (from left) Carrion Cunningham, 5; Ladarius Shipp, 5; Cebrena Nelson and Cierra Davis Sunday evening. (Brad Vest/Special to The Daily Memphian)
Emergency vehicles make their way along E.H.Crump Boulevard Sunday evening during the Memphis Fire Department’s Sea of Red event honoring firefighter David Pleasant. (Brad Vest/Special to The Daily Memphian)
The Memphis Fire Department’s Sea of Red procoession ended at Fire Station 8 on Mississippi Boulevard. (Brad Vest/Special to The Daily Memphian)
A procession of Memphis Fire Department vehicles lit the city red on Sunday in memory of firefighter David Pleasant, who died after he and three other firefighters were injured in a collision Aug. 10 while responding to a fire alarm.
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