Jake M. Hoeffner‚ 17‚ a junior firefighter with the Yaphank Volunteer Fire Department‚ died on May 31‚ 1998‚ from injuries sustained in a fall four days earlier during a department training exercise. He planned to join the department when be became 18‚ following in the family tradition. His father‚ two uncles‚ and both grandfathers have all served with the local department.
National Fallen Firefighters Foundation
PO Drawer 498
Emmitsburg, MD 21727
This website is funded in whole or in part through a grant from the Bureau of Justice, Office of Justice Programs, U.S. Department of Justice. Neither the U.S. Department of Justice nor any of its components operate, control, are responsible for, or necessarily endorse, this Web site (including, without limitation, its content, technical infrastructure, and policies, and any service or tools provided).
Foundation does not solicit donations by phone or employ outside companies to do so. You can make a donation by mail, by phone or through our website.
© 2003–2024 National Fallen Firefighters Foundation | Privacy Policy | Terms of Use
We miss you Jake. Nothing was ever the same the day you died!
– Kristen Accardi