Pat Stonaker began volunteering with the National Fallen Firefighters Foundation in 1999 after her father was honored as a fallen firefighter from New Jersey in 1994 and joined the Foundation staff in June 2010. She has assisted in Taking Care of Our Own® classes, LAST Team training, Everyone Goes Home® training and the Memorial Weekend. Pat has an extensive background in fire, police and emergency medical systems having worked as an EMT in Pennsylvania for over 15 years and in police department administration for over 12 years.