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2021 National Fallen Firefighters Memorial Weekend Media Kit

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40th Annual National Fallen Firefighters Memorial Weekend

#FireHero2021

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.

 

Light the Night for Fallen Firefighters

Light the Night for
Fallen Firefighters

#NFFFLightTheNight2021

Bells Across America for
Fallen Firefighters

#BellsForFirefighters2021

Releases, Still Photos, and B-Roll

Firefighter Profiles & State Releases Coming Soon

Alabama

Firefighters Being Honored:
Jonathan W. Burgess | Jared Wayne Echols
Michael W. Johnston | Brenden Alexander Pierce

Alaska

Firefighter Being Honored:
Roger D. DeLongchamp

American Samoa

Firefighters Being Honored:
Mike A. Tipoti | Allen L. Velega

Arizona

Firefighters Being Honored:
Tommy A. Arriaga | Brian John Beck Jr.
Bryan “BJ” Boatman | Mark David “Bo” Boulanger
Jacki Jean deHaro | Paul C. Hudson
David W. Mathis | Austin Michael Peck | Nikki Sullivan
Ricky Telles

Arkansas

Firefighters Being Honored:
David “Blake” Haynes | Eric L. Morrison
Michael Wayne Watkins

California

Firefighters Being Honored:
Jason Andrew Cortez | Ramon “Ray” Figueroa
Michael John Fournier | Peter A. Hein
Patrick Lee Jones | Patrick Lee Jones
Yaroslav I. Katkov | Daniel J. Laird | Charles E. Morton
Donald Christian Welcker

Colorado

Firefighters Being Honored:
Charles H. Albrandt | George M. Helfer
Troy Steven Jackson | Kenneth J. “Ken” Jones
Dan Moran

Connecticut

Firefighters Being Honored:
Timothy P. Smith | James C. Woodman

District of Columbia

Firefighter Being Honored:
Alex D. Graham

Florida

Firefighters Being Honored:
Jeffrey Glenn Atkinson | Barry L. Boulton Sr.
Dwain S. Bradshaw | Anthony C. Christensen
Rick Allen DeMorgan Jr. | Scott Robert Neumann
Brian Stephen Smith

Georgia

Firefighters Being Honored:
George Johnny Childs | John Kevin Cash
Gregory Jackson | Justin “JRo” Robinson

Idaho

Firefighters Being Honored:
Eric R. Ellis | Brandon D. Erickson

Hawaii

Firefighter Being Honored:
Eric Tetsu Hayashi

Illinois

Firefighter Being Honored:
Mario E. Araujo | Robert “David” Reisinger
Jacob L. Ringering | Edward L. Singleton
Kody Michael Vanfossan | Leo W. Werner

Indiana

Firefighters Being Honored:
Matthew D. Bennett | Robert G. Cree
John Andrew Schoffstall | Donald P. Thelen

Iowa

Firefighter Being Honored:
Eric Hosette

Kansas

Firefighters Being Honored:
Johnny Deel Ivison Jr. | Michael Allen Wells

Kentucky

Firefighters Being Honored:
Dale A. Brown | Johnnie W. Jessie
James “Chris” Settles

Maine

Firefighter Being Honored:
Joel Patrick Barnes | Michael A. Bell

Harold E. Moore II

Maryland

Firefighters Being Honored:
Otis L. Isaacs Jr. | Michael R. “Pappy” Powers

Massachusetts

Firefighter Being Honored:
Jason James Menard | Thomas A. Nye Sr.

Michigan

Firefighters Being Honored:
Michael J. Buitendorp | Joseph Todd Gallo
Sivad H. Johnson | Norman Edward Klenow
Benjamen K. “Ben” Lauren | Joseph Michael Liedel
Steven A. Splan | Robert J. Stott Jr.
Franklin D. Williams Jr.

Minnesota

Firefighter Being Honored:
Daryl “Taddy” Drusch

Mississippi

Firefighter Being Honored:
Todd Lanthrip

Missouri

Firefighters Being Honored:
Jerry Drew Bayton | David F. Jameson Jr.
Charles Hampton “Chuck” McCormick
Christopher R. Moore | Travis Owens | J. Allyn Reding
Ronald W. Wehlage Jr.

Montana

Firefighters Being Honored:
Thomas Mark Duffy | Ian H. McBeth

Nebraska

Firefighter Being Honored:
Donald E. Lepper | John Andrew Sing

New Hampshire

Firefighter Being Honored:
David M. Lavoie | Darin James Sabine
Steven W. Tower

New Jersey

Firefighters Being Honored:
Joseph P. Bianchi | Richard P. Campbell | David Clark
George R. Kavanaugh Jr. | Timothy J. Kearney
John C. “Jack” Leming | Edward J. Sisk III

New Mexico

Firefighter Being Honored:
Jeffrey Stroble | William C. White II

New York

Firefighters Being Honored:
Anthony Alese | Jack Boyle | James P. Brooks Jr.
Robert Hayden Bush | Michael A. Cardinale Sr.
Brian W. Casse | Robert E. Collis
Andrew J. DiMaggio | Clifford R. DiMuro
John R. Elges | Roger Espinal | Richard G. Estreicher
Michael L. Feldman | Michael J. Field
Donald R. Franz | Robert M. Gless | Dennis G. Heaney
Dale E. Jaynes | Joseph R. Losinno
Richard A. Manetta | Matthew J. McDevitt
Edward J. McDonagh Jr. | Michael T. McDonald
Richard H. Meehan | Gregorio Morales
John Thomas Moran | John S. Moschella
Dennis J. Moynihan | Timothy P. O’Neill
Steven H. Pollard | Martin C. Simmons
Brian J. Sullivan | Richard J. Tanagretta
Robert “Skippy” Tilearcio | Richard E. Tomlins Jr.
Joseph A. Walsh | Robert E. White Jr.

North Carolina

Firefighters Being Honored:
Michael D. Canada | Dennis M. Ebersole Claud Messer | David Wayne Page
Karen Ann Shuart | Dakota Snavely
W. Keith Tessinear | Joe J. Tucker Jr.

Ohio

Firefighters Being Honored:
Donald J. Beauchene Jr. | James H. Glover
Jeffrey Alan Guernsey | Joseph M. Patterson
Richard A. Petras

Oklahoma

Firefighters Being Honored:
Ricky Lee Fulton | Jeffrey Scott White

Pennsylvania

Firefighters Being Honored:
Michael J. Bernstein | Willie J. Blakely
David G. Closs Sr. | Neil B. Cope
William N. “Norm” Franck Jr. | K. Robert Greiser
Jerome Scott Guise | Michael C. Malinowski Sr.
Edward “Gary” Minnick | Edward L. Nulton
Walter David Wagaman

Rhode Island

Firefighter Being Honored:
Frank J. Sousa

South Carolina

Firefighters Being Honored:
Angela N. Chadwick-Hawkins
Coleman B. Loadholt Jr. | Paul Edwin Quattlebaum Jr.

South Dakota

Firefighter Being Honored:
Dwain Franklin Hudson

Tennsessee

Firefighter Being Honored:
Jason E. Byrd

Texas

Firefighters Being Honored:
John L. Blume | Lemuel “DJ” Bruce
Bradley D. Burney | Jesus “Jesse” De La Rosa Jr.
Clayton William Fenwick | Gregory P. Garza
Duncan Cameron Henderson
Steven Paul Henderson | Eric Hill | Stephen R. Hill
Lee Holbert | Diana Jones | Lloyd E. Moseley Jr.
Lance Allen Norwood | Dennis E. Page Jr.
Frankie Partida Jr. | Eduardo “Lurch” Ramirez
Kenneth D. Stavinoha | Randell E. Willmon

Virginia

Firefighters Being Honored:
Darrell C. Hamlett | Charles C. “Dog” Woods

Washington

Firefighters Being Honored:
Steven S. Bailie | Alan Dean Basso | Darrell W. Dabling | Christian D. Johnson | David L. Lewis
Philip Bryan Oldham | Darlene G. Raffelson
Kirk Dean Robinson | Scott Bernard Thomas
Jay Garth Wheeler | Don Waller

West Virginia

Firefighters Being Honored:
Zachary S. Blankenship | Mark Elliott Horwich
Russell K. Roberson Jr. | James W. “Jimmy” Ward
Logan Andrew Young

Wisconsin

Firefighter Being Honored:
Mitchell F. Lundgaard