Firefighter Memorials
The 9/11 Memorial & Museum is adding a permanent seventh moment of silence to honor first responders, recovery workers and survivors who died from 9/11-related illnesses
The National Fallen Firefighters Foundation’s #ForThe343 campaign has logged more than 550,000 flights of stairs to honor the 343 FDNY firefighters killed on 9/11
President Donald Trump joined first responders and families at a Tunnel to Towers ceremony featuring a World Trade Center steel beam and tributes to fallen FDNY members
How one day transformed emergency preparedness and the lives of generations of first responders
Deputy Chief Oren Bersagel-Briese explains how an informal Denver stair climb became a nationwide tradition
Marion County Fire Rescue paramedic Clifton “Cliff” Murphy was honored with an Honor Walk after his family chose organ donation following his death
Firsthand perspectives show how 9/11 continues to shape the fire service — and why these stories still matter
A permanent plaque on Belle Isle honors Detroit Fire Sgt. Sivad Johnson, who died after entering the Detroit River to help rescue three children in 2020
Vice President JD Vance is expected to attend the Ground Zero ceremony
Americans are invited to honor fallen firefighters by climbing, sharing a tribute and challenging others
A street outside Station 25 was dedicated to Miguel Angulo, who died in 2021 after contracting COVID-19 following an EMS call
Honor the sacrifices and the legacy left by 9/11 responders by marking the anniversary with community service, education and self-care
The Somerset County event brought first responders together at Flight 93 National Memorial to mark 25 years since the Sept. 11 attacks
Go inside the National September 11 Memorial & Museum and the 9/11 Museum Workshop
Firefighters around the world use tattoos to honor those who made the ultimate sacrifice
Firefighters gathered to remember three wildland firefighters who died after becoming trapped by flames, as crews continue battling dozens of active wildfires across the West
The widows of three firefighters killed in the 2001 Father’s Day Fire gathered in Queens to honor their husbands, reflecting on a quarter-century of grief, resilience and friendship
The 2,400-mile tour will carry a seven-foot tribute to first responders from New York to cities across the country ahead of America250 and the 9/11 25-year remembrance
The new World Trade Center Retired Responders Memorial Wall honors 154 retired FDNY members who assisted in rescue and recovery efforts after Sept. 11 and later died from WTC-related illnesses
How a fire at a Queens hardware store took the lives of FDNY firefighters Harry Ford, Brian Fahey and John Downing
Organizers said that in recognition of the 25th memorial, they are aiming to make the 2026 event the largest and most attended in its history
A 1998 bushfire in Australia led to a day honoring firefighter sacrifice and service worldwide
The proclamation honors firefighters who died in the line of duty and calls for U.S. flags to fly at half-staff on May 3
A World Trade Center steel beam will travel more than 10,500 miles before returning to Ground Zero for the 25th remembrance of 9/11
National Fallen Firefighters Association
National Fallen Firefighters Foundation invites communities in all 50 states to join “Light the Night” tribute honoring firefighters who died in the line of duty
During the NFFF Memorial Weekend in May, the names of 97 firefighters who died in 2025 and 107 from previous years will be added to the memorial
The USFA campus in Emmitsburg will host the NFFF 2026 Memorial Weekend during the ongoing DHS shutdown
Shutdown shutters the Emmitsburg campus to the public, but officials say Memorial Weekend ceremonies honoring 204 fallen firefighters will still proceed
The annual event features solemn tributes and heartfelt moments of remembrance for fallen firefighters
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