A member of the Summit Hill Fire Police who died while directing traffic at an accident scene will be honored at the 2014 National Fallen Firefighters Memorial Service.

Claudia J. Sokol is one of 107 fallen firefighters to be remembered at the event at 10 a.m. Sunday at the National Fire Academy in Emmitsburg, Maryland.The event is open to the public.Russell D. Gow III of Factoryville will also be honored.Sokol was 55 when she died on Feb. 22, 2013, after collapsing while performing traffic control duties as a fire police officer at the scene of a motor vehicle accident.She was born on Aug. 30, 1957, in Ridley Park. She was the daughter of the late Robert and Gretchen (Willing) Ehle.She was a member of the Diligence Fire Company No. 1 of Summit Hill, where she had served since 2007. She was also a member of her community and church.She helped run the Lutheran Food Pantry in Lansford and was a volunteer for the Number 9 Coal Mine and Museum. She was a cheerleading coach for the Panther Valley Knee-Hi Program and a member of the Panther Valley High School chain crew for home varsity football games.She helped with the Panther Valley Breaker Boys football team, where her husband, Dave, served as assistant coach.Each year she volunteered her time at the Summit Hill Memorial Day Weekend Stay-at-Home Festival, parade, and 5K run.Sokol worked full-time at the Panther Valley School District and Kistler Transportation Company as a bus monitor for 26 years and was previously employed by the Jim Thorpe School District for 10 years. She touched many little hearts over those 36 years. She loved children and enjoyed singing with and teaching them.In the summer, she worked part-time at Mahoning Valley Speedway and Mountain Speedway.She was the wife of David M. Sokol Sr., with whom she celebrated their 36th anniversary just days before her passing.The National Fallen Firefighters MemorialService said in a release, "Claudia Sokol was a hero to her family, friends, fellow firefighters and community at large. She will always live within us. We treasure the memories, love, support, courage, guidance and faithfulness that she gave us throughout our lives."