Gates Mills

21st Firefighters' Memorial Ride
Tuesday, May. 20th
several motorcycles driving in formation two by two under the red, white and blue United States Flag

21st FIREFIGHTERS' MOTORCYCLE MEMORIAL RIDE
Traveling on Chagrin River Road

THROUGH GATES MILLS
SUNDAY, MAY 25
Sometime between 11:30 a.m. - Noon

For the past twenty years, the Firefighters Memorial Ride has been honoring and remembering the three hundred and forty-three (343) fallen firefighters from the collapse of the World Trade Center Towers on September 11, 2001 with a Ceremony at the Cleveland Firefighters Memorial on the Sunday of Memorial Day Weekend. This year the Ceremony and Processional Ride will take place on Sunday May 25th honoring the following Ohio Fallen Firefighters from calendar year 2024:

Cleveland Fire Firefighter Shawn P Calvey- Last Alarm July 30, 2024

Painesville Fire Lt Amanda Karduck- Last Alarm June 26, 2024

Madison Fire Lt Alan Van Kramer- Last Alarm January 3, 2024

The estimated 500 motorcycles will stage from 8:00 AM to 10:15 AM on Alfred Lerner Way (south of Browns Stadium); Ceremony at 10:30 AM at the Cleveland Firefighters Memorial across from the Browns Stadium and followed by a police escorted processional ride beginning at 11:00 AM and ending at South East Harley Davidson Dealership at 12:15.

FIREFIGHTERS MEMORIAL RIDE ROUTE MAY 25, 2025 AND ESTIMATED TIMES (assuming average speed of 25/30 miles an hour)

11:00 AM ERIESIDE TO E.9TH

11:02 AM CROSS TO N. MARGINAL

11:07 AM RIGHT E.55TH

11:08 AM LEFT I-90/OH-2 EAST

11:13 AM LEFT MLK NORTH

11:15 AM CONTINUE LAKESHORE

11:28 AM RIGHT E 185

11:38 AM LEFT ST CLAIR

11:39 AM RIGHT CHARDON

11:49 RIGHT RIVER RD

12:05 RIGHT MILES RD

12:10 PM LEFT HARPER RD

12:11 PM RIGHT CANNON

12:12 PM RIGHT AURORA

12:15 PM RIGHT SEHD

For more information go to www.firefightersmemorialride.com or contact John “KIKS” Kikol Founder and President of the FFMR at 440-263-8121