LOS ANGELES, Sept. 5 (UPI) -- More than 1,000 people turned out Friday to say goodbye to Los Angeles County firefighter Ted Hall, who died battling the Station Fire.
The funeral procession, including a white hearse and an L.A. County fire engine with the words "All Day All Night" above the front windshield, passed the fire command post on its way from North Hollywood to Victorville.
Firefighters in their blue uniforms removed their hats and stood at attention.
Hall died Sunday along with his comrade, Arnie Quinones, when their truck went over an 800-foot cliff into a canyon, the Los Angeles Times reported.
Hall, 47, was married with two sons. Quinones, 34, was married, and his widow is expecting their first child.
"This is something I never thought I'd have to go through," fellow firefighter Michael Ekindjian said.
The Station Fire, the biggest in Los Angeles County history, has scorched 148,258 acres and is 42 percent contained.
Authorities have ruled the fire was arson, so the two deaths are considered homicides.
Investigators said they found a substance near the fire's point of origin, but did not identify it.
"There was material that didn't belong there," a source told the Times. "It was clear evidence that the fire was intentionally set."
California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger has offered a $100,000 reward for information leading to the arrest of an arsonist.
