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Saturday, October 06, 2012

Fallen Firefighters to Be Honored at National Memorial Service on Sunday, October 7

The 31st National Fallen Firefighters Memorial Service will honor 80 firefighters who died in 2011 and five firefighters who died in previous years during the official national service on Sunday, October 7, at the National Fire Academy in Emmitsburg, Maryland.

Bronze plaques containing their names will be added to the National Fallen Firefighters Memorial, located on the academy campus. The plaques surrounding the Memorial, which was established in 1981, list the names of more than 3,600 firefighters. The national tribute is sponsored by the National Fallen Firefighters Foundation (NFFF) and the Department of Homeland Security's U.S. Fire Administration.

"Without hesitation, firefighters face tremendous risks every day to help their communities," said Chief Dennis Compton, Chairman of the Board of the NFFF. "Each October, we gather to reflect on the sacrifices of those who died in the line of duty and to let their families, friends and co-workers know they will never be forgotten."

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2 comments:

Anonymous said...

Glad to set there is no ignorant fire fighter haters post.and I hope you'll not allow any to be posted either Joe.thanks .

Anonymous said...

4:36 PM

No, but there is one ignorant ff, hater of people, that has posted.

I bet you are so proud of yourself.