PEORIA, Ill. (WMBD) -- The Peoria Fire Department honored the men and women who have died while in the line of service.

The annual Peoria Fire Department's Fallen Firefighter Memorial held on Tuesday gives a sense of gratitude and appreciation for the firefighters’ sacrifice and commitment to the community.

Chief Shawn Sollberger said the profession of being a firefighter is very difficult.

"You go into all of these dangerous environments, you're trained, you're educated, you feel like you're prepared for that, whether it's the physical tolls or the mental tolls, the psychological effects that you experience," he said. "Many of us have to carry that, and we understand what we're getting into, we understand the profession."

Sollberger also said safety improvements only happen with assis

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