A grateful nation honors its fallen fire service heroes at the National Fallen Firefighters Memorial Park.
Memorial Live Web Cam
How to Visit Memorial Park
The National Fallen Firefighters
Memorial Park is located on the campus of the National Emergency
Training Center (NETC). It is about 90 minutes from the District of
Columbia, and Baltimore, Maryland.
The National Emergency Training
Center is open for public visitors to Memorial Park from sunrise to
sunset daily. All visitors will park in the lot adjacent to Building V1
where you will be security screened. Restrooms are available in Building V1 for
your convenience. Visitors are not permitted to enter NETC buildings and should
follow the “marked” route on the map provided by campus security for access to
the National Memorial.
National Fallen Firefighters Memorial
National Fallen Firefighters Memorial Chapel
9/11 Memorial – To Lift a Nation
Pre-1981 Memorial Section
The Walk of Honor®
National Fallen Firefighters Foundation Bell of Remembrance
The Brainard-Griego Collection
Chan Brainard began collecting firefighting memorabilia in the 1940s in Hamden, Connecticut. Over the next 70 years, Chan and his husband, Gil Griego, amassed a collection of over 10,000 pieces, including vintage helmets, equipment, alarms, photos, documents, toys, and other memorabilia. In 2020, the entire collection was donated to the National Fallen Firefighters Foundation to create a permanent home for the collection. His collection is now available to delight and educate visitors to the National Fire Academy in Emmitsburg, Maryland.
Plan Your Visit to the National Fallen Firefighters Memorial
Effective May 7, 2025, federal law requires visitors over the age of 16 to have REAL ID Act-compliant identification to access our campus. This law is the same as that enforced at airports and all federal facilities. Escorts are required throughout the duration of your visit. Please contact the National Fallen Firefighters Foundation at 301-447-1365 to schedule your visit and escort.
Foreign National Visitors to the NETC Campus – All foreign nationals must be vetted through the FEMA Office of the Chief Security Officer Administrative and Special Security Branch prior to being permitted access to NETC. Foreign nationals needing assistance in gaining access to the NETC should contact Merril Sollenberger, NETC Special Events Coordinator at [email protected] two months prior to your anticipated visit.
