Last Call for late deputy fire chief

: Wilton Fire Chief Sonny Dunham, left, holds an urn with the ashes of Deputy Fire Chief Kendall Burdin as firefighters observe a Last Call Ceremony in front of the Wilton Fire Station on Sunday. Area firefighters and law enforcement officers lined the front of the fire station to honor one of their own who served the department for over 40 years. A procession of fire engines from as far as Rangeley made its way behind the 1929 fire engine from Wilton to the Elks Lodge in Farmington for a memorial service. Chief Dunham said he was honoring the wishes of Deputy Chief Burdin that he carry the ashes as Deputy Chief Tom Doak, right, drives the antique fire engine for his funeral.

: Ladders from the Jay and Livermore Falls fire departments form an arch for the memorial service of late Deputy Fire Chief Kendall Burdin on Weld street Wilton Sunday. An antique 1929 fire engine carrying the ashes of Kendall Burdin made a brief stop at the station for a traditional Last Call Ceremony on Sunday as the funeral procession made its way to the Elks lodge in Farmington for a memorial service.

: The turn-out gear of deceased Deputy chief Kendall Burdin is shown in front of the Wilton fire department as fellow firefighters honor one of their own who served the department for more than 40 years. An antique 1929 fire engine carrying the ashes of Kendall Burdin made a brief stop at the station for a traditional Last Call Ceremony on Sunday as the funeral procession made it’s way to the Elks lodge in Farmington for a memorial service.

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