EMMITSBURG, MD. — FEMA’s United States Fire Administration (USFA) will join with the production crews of WITF Studios of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, IBM and Cisco to provide a live internet broadcast of the 2007 National Fallen Fighters Candlelight and Memorial services on October 6th and 7th.
The broadcast-quality production can be viewed on the Web and also by satellite. As firefighters from around the nation come together in Emmitsburg, Maryland to remember the 87 firefighters lost in 2006, all firefighters, media, and the general public are invited to join these national remembrance services through these live Web broadcasts.
The events will be live on the internet at www.ibm.com/PREPnet/Fallen-FireFighters. For information regarding this broadcast, contact the National Preparedness Network (PREPnet) of the USFA at 301-447-1853.
Fire service members are encouraged to contact their local media to capture the feed for rebroadcast on the local public, governmental, or educational cable channels. The production is in the public domain, so firefighters and media are welcome and encouraged and to record this free programming.
For further information regarding the events of the upcoming Fallen Firefighter Memorial Weekend, please visit www.firehero.org or www.usfa.dhs.gov .
2007 Fallen Firefighters Luminary Service (Candlelight Service) Saturday, October 6, 2007 (5:45 p.m. - 9:00 p.m. EST)
2007 Fallen Firefighters Memorial Service Sunday, October 7, 2007 (10:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. EST)