‘We were all very shocked’: Procession held for fallen Burbank firefighter

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About 150 Burbank Fire Department members begin their trip to Corona for Ken Anderson’s funeral service.

(Raul Roa / Burbank Leader)

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Burbank Police Department motorcycle officers lead a procession of about 150 Burbank Fire Department members.

(Raul Roa / Burbank Leader)

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Burbank Fire Department firefighter Eric Ball watches as fire engines begin their trip to Corona for a funeral service for Ken Anderson.

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A procession of about 150 Burbank Fire Department members prepare for their trip to Corona for a funeral service for Ken Anderson.

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A procession of about 150 Burbank Fire Department members prepare for their trip to Corona for a funeral service for Ken Anderson.

(Raul Roa / Burbank Leader)

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A procession of about 150 Burbank Fire Department members prepare for their trip to Corona for a funeral service for Ken Anderson.

(Raul Roa / Burbank Leader)

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Burbank Fire engineer Logan Shaw puts final touches on a fire engine.

(Raul Roa / Burbank Leader)

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Burbank Fire Department station members left food and gift cards for other agencies’ firefighters who covered them while they attended Ken Anderson’s funeral service.

(Raul Roa / Burbank Leader)

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Los Angeles City Fire apparatus operator Manuel Castaneda, center left, speaks with Burbank Fires Paul Konzen, center right, before members of the Burabnk Fire Department begin their drive to Corona for Ken Anderson’s funeral service.

(Raul Roa / Burbank Leader)

By Andy Nguyen

March 23, 2017 11:55 AM PT

About 150 members of the Burbank Fire Department headed to Corona on Thursday morning as one of their own was laid to rest.

The procession was held in honor of Ken Anderson, a 23-year veteran of the department who died March 11 of a stroke, according to the International Assn. of Firefighters. Anderson, 49, was a member of that union.

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Burbank Fire Battalion Chief Ron Barone said Anderson was still an active-duty firefighter before his death, and he was known as the “Gentle Giant” among his fellow firefighters because of his tall stature and quiet demeanor.

“We were all very shocked and just horrified for his family,” Barone said.

Neighboring agencies were on hand to answer emergency calls within the city while a majority of the department attended Anderson’s funeral.

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