The funeral for Trampus Haskvisk who died fighting the Coal Canyon fire north of Edgemont, South Dakota will be at 2:00 p.m. Tuesday, August 16 at the Mueller Center on 6th Street in Hot Springs, SD. Trampus was a five-year veteran with the South Dakota Wildland Fire Suppression Division so I hope there is a large turnout as a show of respect for him and his family.
Below is the information about the funeral service that was distributed by Rod Seals, Operations Chief for the Rapid City Fire Department:
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Schedule for Funeral Service for Firefighter Trampus Haskvitz
Note: All Public Safety and Emergency Responders are encouraged to attend the funeral/celebration of life services for Trampus Haskvitz. Because we are unsure of the number of you that will be attending, we ask that you RSVP by calling Rapid City Fire Department, Station 1 at (605) 394-4180 with the following information: Agency name, total number of personnel attending (including family) and number of emergency vehicles that will be in the procession.
Tuesday Line-Up:
All South Dakota Wildland Fire Suppression Division, Black Hills National Forest – Hells Canyon District, and the National Park Service – Wind Cave personnel are asked to arrive at the Mueller’s Civic Center 11:30 to line up for the procession. Line-up for these agencies will be in front of the Muellers Center on 6th street. Your family is welcome to sit with you in a designated seating area.
All WFS, BHNF-Hells Canyon District, and NPS-Wind Cave personnel are asked to follow the signs to the staging area within the Mueller’s Civic Center. Seating will begin at 1:30 pm.
All other Public Safety Departments & Agency Personnel not included in the list above are asked to line up on Galveston Avenue (1/2 block east of the Mueller Center) starting at 12:30 pm. Departments are asked to use the following route when lining up on Galveston Ave. Highway 18 Bypass turning right onto Galveston Avenue.
Seating will begin at 1:00 pm.
The funeral service will begin at 2:00 pm.
Tuesday Procession:
Following the service, WFS, BHNF-Hells Canyon District, and NPS-Wind Cave personnel should line up outside the Mueller Civic Center as Firefighter Trampus Haskvitz is escorted to a fire engine. After Trampus is escorted firefighters are asked to return to their vehicles as quickly as possible.
The procession will run west of 6th street, left on South River Street, right on Cold Brook Avenue, left on School Street, entering Evergreen Cemetery. A map will be handed out as you line up in the staging area.
During the procession the Fall River County Dispatch will sound the emergency sirens twice.
If your agency provides you with a Class A Uniform, please wear it.
Should you not have a Class A Uniform, you are asked to wear your Class B (tie and uniform shirt) or Class C Uniform (agency uniform with no tie).
Crew personnel should wear their crew shirts.
Incident personnel should wear either a Rocky Mountain Team shirt or nomex.
