The casket of Msgr. Sammon arrives at the Crystal Cathedral on Engine 55. The fire engine was driven by grandnephew Mike Tooley, an engineer for the Orange County Fire Authority. (Allen J. Schaben / LAT)
Orange County Sheriff and police officers bow their heads in prayer during the memorial service for Sammon. (Allen J. Schaben / LAT)
Officers salute during the tradition of the ringing of the bell, which is three sets of three rings to signal the end of an emergency and return to quarters. (Allen J. Schaben / LAT)
Fire Captain Steve King, of the Orange Co. Fire Authority, holds Sammon’s Chaplain’s helmet. (Allen J. Schaben / LAT)