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Fire Hero Family Winter Retreat & Tree Lighting

For Fire Hero Family members who have lost a firefighter in the line of duty, the holidays can be an especially challenging time of year.

For Fire Hero Family members who have lost a firefighter in the line of duty, the holidays can be an especially challenging time of year.

The National Fallen Firefighters Foundation holds an annual Fire Hero Family Winter Retreat. All family members whose fire heroes have been honored at the National Memorial are welcome at the retreat.

Join us for an event that will focus on service, giving back to others at the holidays, self-care, reflection, and fellowship.

Attendees will participate in service-based activities, open discussions with other Fire Hero Families and enjoy time connecting with each other for support.

The Winter Retreat is what my heart needed. Getting to meet people who truly understand my grief has been a life saver.

Fire Hero Family Trees Remember Your Firefighter

The National Fallen Firefighters Foundation continues its tradition of honoring America’s fallen firefighters with the Annual Fire Hero Family Tree Lighting. Each year during the holiday season, ornaments, holiday cards, and notes from families and friends of fallen firefighters adorn trees in and around the National Fallen Firefighters Memorial Chapel.
Fire Hero Family Programs

We encourage you to send ornaments, in memory of your loved ones, to be placed on the Fire Hero Family Trees. These ornaments will be displayed during the holiday season in the National Fallen Firefighters Foundation Memorial Chapel — this year and every year.

To have your ornament in place for the Tree Lighting, we will need to receive your ornament by November 30, 2023. Your ornament will be placed on a tree and will remain there throughout the holiday season.

Remembering Your Firefighter

Please send your ornaments to:

National Fallen Firefighters Foundation c/o Fire Hero Family Tree Program PO Drawer 498, Emmitsburg, MD 21727