2018 National Fallen Firefighters Memorial Weekend Media Kit
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Live Streaming of the National Fallen Firefighters Candlelight and Memorial
The National Fallen Firefighters Foundation will broadcast both the Candlelight Service and the National Memorial Service via satellite and stream the services live on the web.
Editors and Broadcasters:
If you are planning on covering the Memorial service, in person, streaming on your website, or broadcasting the satellite feed, please contact Donna Clark.
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Fallen Firefighters
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Fallen Firefighters
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Releases
- U.S. Landmarks and Fire Departments to Light the Night for Fallen Firefighters
- 103 Fallen Firefighters to be honored at National Memorial on Sunday, October 7
- Join a Nationwide Tribute for Fallen Firefighters
State Releases & Firefighter Profiles
State Releases Coming Soon
Alabama
Firefighters Being Honored:
Christopher Lane Foster | Clint Hardemon
Eddie P. Harris | Tracy L. Sanders
Arizona
Firefighter Being Honored:
Crystal Dawn Rezzonico
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Arkansas
Firefighters Being Honored:
Scotty Douglas “Doug” Deckard | Randy R. Treat
California
Firefighters Being Honored:
Frank Arturo Anaya III | Matthew James Beck
Gary D. Helming | Cory D. Iverson | William A. Jaros
Brian D. Massey | Garrett Angel “Taco” Paiz
Terry W. Smerdel | Brent Michael Witham
Kelly Ka Lai Wong
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Florida
Firefighter Being Honored:
Steven R. Terry
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Georgia
Firefighters Being Honored:
John Chester IV | Michael Scot Norton
Darrell L. Plank | Michel Lance “Thorny” Thorne
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Illinois
Firefighters Being Honored:
John Michael “Mike” Cummins
Lawrence Matthews Jr.
Indiana
Firefighters Being Honored:
Eric J. Balliet | Jeffery A. Blackmer
Scott A. Compton | David M. Jatczak
Kendall J. Murphy
Iowa
Firefighter Being Honored:
Steven P. Buser
Kentucky
Firefighter Being Honored:
Thomas P. McBride
Louisiana
Firefighter Being Honored:
Ronda S. Varnado
Maryland
Firefighters Being Honored:
Sander Benjamin Cohen | Charles “Rick” Gentilcore
Christopher Allen Staley
Massachusetts
Firefighters Being Honored:
Stephen P. Frye | Anthony J. Spano
Joseph A. Toscano
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Michigan
Firefighters Being Honored:
Kevin V. Ramsey | Terry M. Raymond | Ron Savage
Edward A. Switalski
Minnesota
Firefighter Being Honored:
Jeffrey A. Vollmer
Mississippi
Firefighters Being Honored:
Clinton Alvin Beasley | Billy W. Matthews II
Loretta A. “Lorrie” Sykes
Missouri
Firefighters Being Honored:
John Kemper | Jeffery Mason Sanders
New Hampshire
Firefighter Being Honored:
Steven M. Bomba
New Jersey
Firefighters Being Honored:
Edward James Frenenski | William F. Gerace
Frank Matagrano
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New Mexico
Firefighter Being Honored:
Johnny C. Cammack
New York
Firefighters Being Honored:
Ronald D. Biller | David E. Carr
Virginia A. Culkin-Spinelli | George D. Eysser
Robert A. “Fitchie” Fitch | William J. Gormley
John R. Graziano Sr. | Walter E. Hauser
Daniel Heglund | Ronald W. Hinkle | David L. Jahnes
Richard Kaplan | James J. Lanza | Brian C. Malloy
Richard E. McGuire | Martin “Woody” McHale
Robert E. Newman | Michael R. O’Hanlon
Joseph “Toolie” O’Toole | Raymond J. Pfeifer
Steven Sorger | Lawrence J. Sullivan
Charles S. Szoke | William N. Tolley
William E. “Woody” Woodlon
North Carolina
Firefighters Being Honored:
Rufus E. Brinson Jr. | Jason Keith Hensley | Donald “Reid” Key II | Eric Durean Lacewell
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Ohio
Firefighters Being Honored:
James “Jim” Benken | David Owen Lemponen
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Oklahoma
Firefighter Being Honored:
Michael Dale “Mike” Russell
Oregon
Firefighters Being Honored:
Trenton M. Johnson
Pennsylvania
Firefighters Being Honored:
Donald L. “Sarge” Brenner Jr. | Dennis H. DeVoe
John T. Moran Sr. | James H. Yiengst
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South Carolina
Firefighter Being Honored:
Darryl Wayne Frost
South Dakota
Firefighter Being Honored:
Donald F. Manger
Tennsessee
Firefighter Being Honored:
Steve Kelly Hunt
Texas
Firefighters Being Honored:
Daryl Dene Barber | Scott P. Deem
William “Iron Bill” Dowling
Shane Michael Hennessey | Jarrell Bradford Hinkie II
Charles Edward Patterson
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Virginia
Firefighter Being Honored:
Roger D. Johns
Washington
Firefighter Being Honored:
Robert C. Spinner
Wisconsin
Firefighter Being Honored:
Terry Shafer
Wyoming
Firefighter Being Honored:
Paul W. Murdoch
