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Firefighter
Age: 19
Year of Death: 2004

Jared Michael Moore

Submitted by his mother

Jared had wanted to be a firefighter since the age of three. His dream was realized when he joined the Fairmount Township Department in August 2004. He was lost while responding to a call December 29‚ 2004.

Jared was always having fun‚ always smiling. He loved helping people; he often stopped to help those with car trouble on the side of the road‚ paid for fellow students’ lunches when they had no money. He was genuinely a kind‚ thoughtful young man. His aunt remarked he was the only teenager she had ever known who thought to tell you Thank you for cooking his supper.

Jared had learning disabilities‚ making school a struggle. When he graduated last year‚ we were as excited and relieved as he was. Although he finished through an alternative program‚ he graduated with honors.

Soon after joining the Fairmount Department‚ he decided he wanted to make firefighting his lifelong profession. He had planned to get his Fire I and Fire II training through the department and then to enroll in the local community college to get his Fire Science degree.

On December 25‚ 2004‚ he stopped by the fire department in his family’s hometown of Harrison‚ AR to trade patches. They told him they were in the process of hiring. He was so very excited at the thought of getting on a paid department. He spent his last day on earth filling out the application. All of his grandparents and an aunt had offered to let him live with them if he got on the Harrison Department.

Jared was a hard worker who found joy in helping others. As a child he mowed grass in the summer and shoveled drives in the winter for our elderly neighbors. He made friends with everyone from the toddlers to the elderly‚ no matter where we lived. He was fun-loving and athletic. Jared didn’t hold grudges; he said life was too short. He remained friends with every girl he ever dated.

Jared was also the typical middle child. He was the mediator but also our wild child. He was a risk taker and a daredevil. He absolutely loved crotch-rocket motorcycles. He said riding the fire truck was the only thing he’d ever found as much fun as his motorcycles. We often worried about his riding them‚ but he assured us living life to its fullest was far more important than living to an old age.

Although Jared’s time as a firefighter was short‚ we are thankful he was able to know the honor and privilege of serving on his department in his short life. It gave him direction‚ camaraderie‚ maturity‚ and pride – both in this community and in himself. He loved his fellow firefighters‚ life‚ family‚ and he loved his department.

Jared is survived by his parents‚ Patrick and Marlene‚ Basehor‚ KS‚ his sister Samantha‚ also of the home‚ and his older brother‚ Rick of Shawnee‚ KS. He was laid to rest in Harrison‚ AR‚ with both the Fairmount Township Fire Department and the Harrison Department assisting with the funeral. Fairmount also honored him with a beautiful firefighter’s memorial in Kansas City‚ KS.

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  1. Marlene & Pat– I will never be able to express just how much I wish this didn’t happen to you. Jared was a beautiful young man and I know how much you all loved him–it was very apparent and he knew. I don’t know what comfort any words can have, but know that my heart hurts for you, and my prayers are with you and Jared. Love always, B.

    – Barbara Price Davis
  2. I had the honor of escorting the Family and Friends of Jared Moore to the Memorial. I did not know Jared, but I found that if I had met him, we would have been close. His family and friends showed their love for him in a way that only a true firefighter’s family would. I am proud to call all of them friend. Andy Moffitt Battalion Chief, Chanute KS FD/SE Trustee, KSFFA

    – Andy Moffitt, Battalion Chief
  3. I lost my dad almost 8 months ago and have been trying to write a written tribute about my dad. Andy Moffitt told me about yours and I just wanted to let you know just how beautiful it is. You have honored Jared so wonderfully by your words. You can see through your words just what a great person he was and how people must have loved him so very much. Barbie Bontrager Daughter of a fallen firefighter Hutchinson, KS

    – Barbie Bontrager
  4. It was a pleasure for me to make a Memory Bear from one of Jared

    – Dawn Dawe
  5. I still miss Jared’s great smile and pleasant way of making everyone around him comfortable and happy. I continue to think of you all.

    – Chris Freeman
  6. Just saw Jared’s grave while walking in Maplewood Cemetery noticed he was a firefighter and died in the line of duty. My thoughts & prayers go out to the family. He is a Hero. I will visit with him a few minutes every time I go to Maplewood. God Bless You, Jerad Michael!

    – Dewayne Standridge
  7. It has been 15 years since that tragic day (you’d be 34 now). Wish we could have bubble wrapped you Jared, and this never have happened. Still seems unreal to have lost you. Our hearts and prayers continue to be with your family. Hugs to them

    – Tammy and Daryl Potts
  8. I am the son of Samantha moore I was born 2011 so I wasn’t able to meet him I wish I could have he seemed like the nicest person ever – Benjamin Pierce

    – Benjamin pierce