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2024 Memorial Weekend
Bells Across America for Fallen Firefighters: Part of the National Fallen Firefighters Memorial Weekend
April 29, 2024
Memorial Monday
Memorial Monday
Memorial Monday — Remembering Des Plaines Firefighter Robert P. Coombs
April 29, 2024
2024 Memorial Weekend
Be a Beacon of Remembrance: Light Up Red for Fallen Firefighters
April 26, 2024
Home Fire Sprinkler Week 2024
Fire Service Programs News
NFFF Is Joining Forces with Fire Departments Throughout North America to Increase Fire Safety During Home Fire Sprinkler Week 2024
April 26, 2024
Uniformed Peer Support Programs
IC to IC

Coal Canyon Wildfire (SD)

This discussion features Assistant Fire Management Officer Steve Esser of the South Dakota Wildland Fire Suppression Division who recalls a wildland fire that resulted in ...
September 22, 2022
Laconia Light the Night for Fallen Firefighters
2022 Memorial Weekend

Lighting the Night in Laconia, NH: Remembering Lt. Mark Miller

Inspired by Gayle’s grassroots efforts, participants in beautiful Laconia and surrounding towns have chosen a variety of creative lighting options. Their stunning red displays range ...
September 21, 2022
2022 Kids Camp
Family Programs

Kids Camp Attendees Treated to Mountaintop Adventure

Kids Camp gives grieving children a chance to “just be children.” For children who experience the loss of a primary loved one, dealing with grief ...
September 16, 2022
Memorial Monday
Memorial Monday

Austin, Texas: The Kreisle Building Fire and Firefighter Glass

The Austin Fire Department's first line-of-duty death occurred on August 17, 1917, over a year after the Kreisle Building fire.
August 29, 2022
Public Safety Officer Support Act
Family Programs

NFFF and the Public Safety Officer Support Act (HR 6943)

Under the new law, “post-traumatic stress disorder, or trauma and stress related disorders… shall be presumed to constitute a personal injury within the meaning of…” ...
August 17, 2022
Memorial Monday
Memorial Monday

Chicago World’s Fair: Cold Storage Fire

One of Chicago’s deadliest fires erupted in the Cold Storage Building at the World’s Fair on July 10, 1893, claiming the lives of thirteen firefighters ...
July 25, 2022
988: The New Suicide Prevention Dialing Code
Foundation News

NFFF Spreads the Word About 988: The New Suicide Prevention Dialing Code

Keeping firefighters safe is part of NFFF’s core mission. That’s why we urge all members of the fire service to be familiar with 988: our ...
July 16, 2022
Chaplain Edward Stauffer
In Memoriam

In Memoriam: Chaplain Edward Stauffer

The National Fallen Firefighters Foundation mourns the loss of Chaplain Edward Murphy (“Ed”) Stauffer, who passed away peacefully at home in Meridian, TX on June ...
July 7, 2022

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