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Kenneth M. Hedrick Memorial Scholarship Announcement
Family Programs

Because of You Segment Highlights New Scholarship Program

Fox 5's Gwen Tolbart sits down with the Hedrick family and others, to tell the story of their son, Kenny, and how the new Kenneth ...
Wellness Conference - Rochester, New York
Family Programs

Fire Hero Families Gather in Rochester

The NFFF Family Programs team was joined by a terrific group of presenters and a dedicated group of local fire service members—all amidst the lovely ...
Dean Erika James
Everyone Goes Home® News

Erika James to Keynote the 2022 Innovation in Safety Symposium

We’re excited to share that Dean Erika James, of the Wharton School, will be giving our keynote address at the Innovation in Safety Symposium on ...
National Remembrance of Fallen Firefighters Moves to May Starting in 2023
Memorial Weekend News

National Remembrance of Fallen Firefighters Moves to May Starting in 2023

As we prepare for Memorial Weekend 2022 in October we’re looking ahead to next year and the start of a new National Fallen Firefighters Foundation ...
Memorial Monday
Memorial Monday

Memorial Monday – Barson’s Deli Fire (PA)

Four Philadelphia firefighters lost their lives at a 4-alarm fire at Barson's Deli on May 16, 1976.
Identity and Sense of Self in Widowhood
Family Programs

Identity and Sense of Self in Widowhood

In March, the National Fallen Firefighters Foundation hosted a virtual support workshop featuring Michele Neff Hernandez, who was recently named one of the Top 10 ...
NFFF Connect
Fire Service Programs News

NFFF IC-to-IC Discussion – Howard County Residential Structure Fire (MD)

This discussion features Chief John Butler, who recalls the line-of-duty death of Lt. Nathan “Nate” Flynn on July 23, 2018 at a residential structure fire. ...
Grief in Progress​
Family Programs

Gratitude Tour: From Sea to Shining Sea

Juliann Ashcraft and her husband Andrew were twenty-somethings with four young children when he died in the line of duty in Prescott, Arizona on ...