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2024 Memorial Weekend

Honoring a Fallen Hero: Leonardtown, Maryland

The residents of Leonardtown, Maryland are uniting in a powerful display of solidarity, showing their unwavering support to the family and friends of Firefighter Brice ...
2024 Memorial Weekend

Bells Across America for Fallen Firefighters: Part of the National Fallen Firefighters Memorial Weekend

You can participate in this national tradition to honor the memories of firefighters who made the ultimate sacrifice and to show solidarity with their grieving ...
Memorial Monday
Memorial Monday

Memorial Monday — Remembering Des Plaines Firefighter Robert P. Coombs

Firefighter Robert P. Coombs, age 34, of the Des Plaines Fire Department died while trying to rescue three trapped workers in a sanitary sewer on ...
2024 Memorial Weekend

Be a Beacon of Remembrance: Light Up Red for Fallen Firefighters

This nationwide lighting on the first week of May is sponsored by the National Fallen Firefighters Foundation (NFFF), leading up to the National Fallen Firefighters ...
Home Fire Sprinkler Week 2024
Fire Service Programs News

NFFF Is Joining Forces with Fire Departments Throughout North America to Increase Fire Safety During Home Fire Sprinkler Week 2024

The National Fallen Firefighters Foundation (NFFF) will team up with fire departments and other safety advocates across North America for Home Fire Sprinkler Week May ...
2024 National Fallen Firefighters Memorial Weekend
2024 Memorial Weekend

Commemorate the National Fallen Firefighters Memorial Weekend: May 4-5, 2024

Join us as we pause to honor 226 fallen firefighters during the 43rd National Fallen Firefighters Memorial Weekend on May 4 and 5. This solemn ...
New Leadership for Advocates Program
Fire Service Programs News

NFFF Welcomes New Leadership for Advocates Program

The National Fallen Firefighters Foundation’s Advocates/Fellows program, formerly known as the “EGH Advocates Program,” has evolved to include a new name and new leadership. This ...
Chief Tom Richardson
Fire Service Programs News

Tom Richardson Appointed as FDNY Liaison to National Fallen Firefighters Foundation

Earlier this year, the National Fallen Firefighters Foundation (NFFF) named Chief Tom Richardson its official liaison to the Fire Department of the City of New ...