Funeral Service Honors Bestowed by Level
Level 1 Honors Bestowed
Level One Funeral Service- Honors bestowed for the line-of-duty death of any active, uniformed member of the Department or Company. This may include a death stemming from injuries or illness while on duty.
- All military standards observed
- Department Honor and Color Guard
- Department Chaplain
- Station and apparatus bunting
- Death Watch/Casket Vigil
- Honorary Pallbearers
- Department apparatus used as caisson
- Department apparatus used as a flower truck
- Family transportation
- Department Casket Team
- Bunker gear, helmet and badge presentation
- IAFF medal presentation for IAFF members
- Crossed aerial ladders with flag drape
- Non-crossed aerial ladders (straight up) with flag drape
- Bell Ceremony
- Final tone-out
- Flag presentation
- Fly over (helicopter)
- Firing Party/rifle volley salute (if veteran or law enforcement officer)
Level 2 Honors Bestowed
Level Two Funeral Service- Honors bestowed for the off duty, or non-duty related death of an active uniformed member of the Department or Company.
- All military standards observed
- Department Honor and Color Guard
- Department Chaplain
- Station and apparatus bunting
- Static display of apparatus
- Death Watch/Casket Vigil
- Honorary Pallbearers
- Department Casket Team
- Bell Ceremony
- Final tone-out
- Flag presentation
- Firing Party/ rifle volley salute (if veteran or law enforcement officer)
Level 3 Honors Bestowed
Level Three Funeral Service- Honors bestowed for the non-line-of-duty death of an active non-uniformed member; retired member (whose death is not attributed to a line-of-duty injury or incident); honorary member; or a member’s spouse or children.
- All military standards observed
- Department Honor and Color Guard
- Death Watch/Casket Vigil
- Department Casket Team
- Bell Ceremony
- Final tone-out
- Flag presentation
- Firing Party/rifle volley salute (if veteran or law enforcement officer)
