Published on October 25, 2024
In honor of First Responders Day on Oct. 28, flags honoring the fallen will fly next to the Merriam Police Department on Oct. 25 through Nov. 4.
First Responders Day recognizes the service first responders provide to their communities and honors those who have died in the line of duty. The 31 flags at the police department represent Johnson and Wyandotte counties police, firefighters, EMTs, paramedics, and 911 dispatchers who have died in the line of duty since 1950 – the year Merriam became a city. The public is invited to pay their respects to those who died in our community.