Firefighters step up for fallen comrades

Fairfield firefighter Elijah Reindeau, left, Fairfield Fire Chief Richard Felner, center, and Fairfield firefighters Jeff Pinckney and Jeff DeNitto listen as instructions are given about covering Bridgeport on Friday, July 30, 2010, while Bridgeport firefighters attend the services for two of their fallen comrades. Photo: Gary Jeanfaivre / Fairfield Citizen

West Hartford Assistant Fire Chief Gary Allyn, the safety officer for the Connecticut Incident Management team, briefs firefighters from a dozen departments throughout the state on the plan to cover Bridgeport on Friday, July 30, 2010, while firefighters from the city attend services for two of their fallen comrades. Photo: Gary Jeanfaivre / Fairfield Citizen

New Haven Fire Capt. Brian Jooss, left, and Lt. Tyrone Ewing go over the plans to provide coverage to Bridgeport on Friday, July 30, 2010, while firefighters from the city attend services for two of their fallen comrades. Photo: Gary Jeanfaivre / Fairfield Citizen

Fairfield firefighters, from left, Elijah Riendeau, Will Malkin, Mark Goletz, Jeff DeNitto, Jeff Pinckney and Deputy Chief Art Reid chat at the Fairfield Regional Fire School on Friday, July 30, 2010. They were waiting to be briefed on plans to cover Bridgeport while firefighters from the city attend services for two of their fallen comrades. Photo: Gary Jeanfaivre / Fairfield Citizen

George Lockwood, a retired Newtown fire marshal and 58-year active member of the Sandy Hook Volunteer Fire Department, directs traffic on Friday, July 30, 2010, as fire trucks from a dozen departments leave the regional fire school on One Rod Highway in Fairfield and head to Bridgeport, where they will provide coverage while the city's firefighters attend services for two of their fallen comrades. Photo: Gary Jeanfaivre / Fairfield Citizen

Dozens of fire trucks line the street on One Rod Highway on Friday, July 30, 2010, as firefighters from throughout Connecticut gather to receive assignments to cover Bridgeport while the city's firefighters attend services for two of their fallen comrades. Photo: Gary Jeanfaivre / Fairfield Citizen