National Fallen Firefighters Foundation Releases Incident Analysis of Mega-Warehouse Fire in Plainfield, Indiana
National Fallen Firefighters Foundation Honored by the Johnny Mac Foundation for Commitment to Supporting Firefighter Families
National Community Impact Award Honors Exceptional Leadership in Saving Lives Through Living Kidney Donation
Firefighter Health Researcher Sara Jahnke Receives NFFF’s Glatfelter Distinguished Service Award
NFFF Joins Effort to Prevent “Single Stairway” Exits
The National Fallen Firefighters Foundation (NFFF) has joined other major fire service groups in opposing the efforts in some jurisdictions to reduce the number of required exit stairwells and permit a single means of egress in multifamily buildings up to six stories. Current model codes require at least two means of egress in residential occupancies above three stories. Several states have used—or are in the process of using—legislation to supersede the model safety codes, thus placing occupants and firefighters at greater risk of injury and death.
NFFF Hosts 2024 High School Fire & EMS Cadet Program Symposium
Join us on July 13 – 14, at this year’s National Fallen Firefighter’s Foundation (NFFF) High School Fire & EMS Cadet Program Symposium.
Chief Joanne Rund To Lead Family Programs at the National Fallen Firefighters Foundation
Heroes Helping Heroes During National Kidney Month
National Fallen Firefighters Memorial Weekend Will Honor and Remember 144 Firefighters
The National Fallen Firefighters Foundation (NFFF) will host the 42nd National Fallen Firefighters Memorial Weekend (Memorial Weekend) on May 6-7, 2023 in Emmitsburg, Maryland. This year’s national tribute will honor 79 firefighters who died in the line of duty in 2022 and 65 firefighters who died in previous years. Detailed information about the 144 firefighters being honored is included in the 2023 Roll of Honor.
2023 National 9/11 Memorial Stair Climb for Fallen Firefighters
The National Fallen Firefighters Foundation (NFFF) has announced a change in venue for the 2023 National 9/11 Memorial Stair Climb for Fallen Firefighters. This annual event benefits the FDNY Counseling Service Unit and NFFF programs for families of fallen firefighters. This year’s National Stair Climb will be held on Sunday, October 15—and for the first time ever, the climb is taking place at Louis Armstrong Stadium at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center, home of the U.S. Open Championships.
National Fire Service Organizations Express Outrage at Cuts to Grants to Local Fire Departments
The International Association of Fire Chiefs, the International Association of Fire Fighters, the National Volunteer Fire Council, the Congressional Fire Services Institute, the National Fallen Firefighters Foundation, and the National Fire Protection Association all joined together in a unified voice to express outrage at recently proposed cuts to the Assistance to Firefighters Grant (AFG) and Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response (SAFER) programs. Our organizations call upon Congress to restore funding to these programs.
The Public Safety Officer Support Act of 2022
On August 16, 2022, President Joe Biden signed the Public Safety Officer Support Act of 2022 into law. This new law (P.L. 117-172) makes significant changes to the Public Safety Officers’ Benefits (PSOB) program – extending coverage for first responders who die as a result of suicide under certain circumstances or are permanently and totally disabled as a result of traumatic self-inflicted injury. The law is retroactive to January 1, 2019.
