You are invited to join us in the Chapel at the National Emergency Training Center for this event. Due to security on campus, if you are planning to attend, please call us at (301) 447-1365 or e-mail firehero@firehero.org, so we can put you on the campus access list. In case of inclement weather, the event may be rescheduled, so check our website or give us a call that day to confirm.

Emmitsburg, MD - The National Fallen Firefighters Foundation staff, members of the fire service, and the community will celebrate the lives of America's fallen firefighters through the lighting of the National Fallen Firefighters Holiday Survivors Tree. A ceremony will be held on Monday, December 7, 2009, at 5 p.m. on the campus of the National Emergency Training Center in Emmitsburg, Maryland.

Building on the holiday tradition established in 2003, the National Fallen Firefighters Foundation will have two trees displaying ornaments and cards that family and fire service members have made in memory of their loved ones. Family members of fallen firefighters from across the country send in tributes in honor of their fallen heroes.

These Holiday Survivor Trees are located both inside and outside of the National Fallen Firefighters Memorial Chapel. The ceremony will be followed with light refreshments at the National Fallen Firefighters Memorial Chapel.

Please join Foundation staff, surviving family members, and guests as we celebrate the lives of our fallen heroes.

About the National Fallen Firefighters Foundation (NFFF)
The United States Congress created the NFFF to lead a nationwide effort to remember America's fallen firefighters. Since 1992, the nonprofit foundation has developed and expanded programs to honor fallen fire heroes and assist their families and coworkers. For more information on the Foundation and its programs contact us at 301-447-1365 or visit www.firehero.org.