Thousands will be attending the National Fallen Firefighters Foundation’s Memorial this weekend in Emmitsburg, Maryland. Firehouse published a story here.
This year’s National Fallen Firefighters Foundation Memorial Service quickly approaches. The service is scheduled for this weekend, October 2-4. The National Fallen Firefighters Foundation hosts the event at the National Fire Academy in Emmitsburg, Maryland each year. This will be the 28th annual service. The actual memorial service will be held the morning of Sunday, October 4th and thousands will be in attendance. The names of 122 firefighters will be added to the memorial this year, 103 firefighters who died in the line of duty in 2008 as well as 19 firefighters who perished in previous years. The foundation hosts the memorial service as well as a candlelight vigil and family activities for the kids throughout the weekend. Workers literally spend the entire year planning and preparing for this weekend. And when this weekend is over they will do it all over again.
The National Fallen Firefighters Foundation is a wonderful organization. The foundation not only hosts the memorial each year but continues to care for the families of fallen firefighters by seeing that they get the benefits they deserve. Southwest Missouri has mourned the loss of a few firefighters in the recent years. Steve Fierro of the Carthage Fire Department, Tim Hardy of the Neosho Fire Department, and most recently Tyler Casey of the Seneca District Fire Department. Tyler was killed during the May 2008 tornado. Tyler was killed while getting families in the path of the storm to safety. More information about Tyler is available on the Seneca District Fire Department’s web site. More information on the National Fallen Firefighters Foundation is available on their web site.
Nothing is more heroic than to give one’s life while protecting others.
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