Join Us at Hal Bruno Kids Camp in New Jersey, June 9-11, 2023
This special weekend-long camp gives grieving children a safe space to share with peers who have suffered a similar loss and a chance to just be “kids at camp,” and is open to children, stepchildren, or siblings whose firefighter parent or sibling has been honored at the National Fallen Firefighters Memorial.
National Fallen Firefighters Memorial Weekend: May 6-7, 2023
During the 2023 National Fallen Firefighters Memorial Weekend, we will remember 80 firefighters who died in 2022 and 65 who died in previous years.
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First Responder Cancer Benefits Bill Introduced
H.R. 1719, the Honoring Our Fallen Heroes Act (Honor Act), has been introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives. This legislation will ensure first responders and their families receive federal benefits for occupational cancer. More specifically, the legislation will ensure firefighters, EMS personnel, and police who die or become disabled due to occupational cancer receive benefits under the Public Safety Officers’ Benefits (PSOB) program.
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Memorial Monday
The Millard Hotel Fire: Remembering Local Fire Inspector and Six Omaha Firefighters
On February 8, 1933, six Omaha firefighters and an inspector died in two collapses at a four-alarm fire.
For Today’s Fire Departments: NFFF’s VAP Finds the Gap
The Vulnerability Assessment Program (VAP) is a FREE online risk assessment tool developed by the NFFF in coordination with the U.S. Fire Administration, in support of the 16 Firefighter Life Safety Initiatives. The VAP is a hands-on component of NFFF’s mission to reduce preventable firefighter injury and death.
Memorial Monday
The Millard Hotel Fire: Remembering Local Fire Inspector and Six Omaha Firefighters
On February 8, 1933, six Omaha firefighters and an inspector died in two collapses at a four-alarm fire.
For Today’s Fire Departments: NFFF’s VAP Finds the Gap
The Vulnerability Assessment Program (VAP) is a FREE online risk assessment tool developed by the NFFF in coordination with the U.S. Fire Administration, in support of the 16 Firefighter Life Safety Initiatives. The VAP is a hands-on component of NFFF’s mission to reduce preventable firefighter injury and death.