October 7 – 8, 2017
95 Fallen Firefighters to be honored at National Memorial on October 8
The U.S. Fire Service will pay tribute to the lives of 75 firefighters who died in the line of duty in 2016 and 20 firefighters who died in previous years during the 36th National Fallen Firefighters Memorial Service.
» U.S. Landmarks to Light the Night for Fallen Firefighters
» Join a Nationwide Tribute for Fallen Firefighters
» Other Ways to Honor the Fallen Firefighters
» Flags Raised Over the National Fallen Firefighters Memorial
» More: National Fallen Firefighters Memorial Weekend
» Firefighters Being Honored: 2017 Roll of Honor
Fire Service Occupational
Cancer Symposium
Taking Care of Ourselves
Personal accountability, situational awareness, education and strong leadership are familiar concepts in the fire service for reducing line-of-duty deaths. On the second day of the Fire Service Occupational Cancer Symposium, these same themes recurred during presentations, workshops and discussions for preventing the incidence of cancer among firefighters.
» Understanding Cancer in the Fire Service
» More: Fire Service Occupational Cancer Symposium
» About: Fire Service Occupational Cancer Alliance
Book Release – October 10, 2017
American Firefighter Celebrates the Nation’s Firefighters and Their Families
Paul Mobley has taken his camera on the road again to photograph America’s bravest citizens. In this collection of intimate and powerful photographic portraits, we get a glimpse of what it means to answer the call and run toward danger.
