Firefighter Memorials
The Pennsylvania State Police Fire Marshals, along with Norristown fire and police departments, investigated the fire that destroyed the nearly 100-year-old outdoor venue
Retired FDNY Firefighter Lee Ielpi’s mission to collect and share WTC steel focuses on remembrance and education
Honor the sacrifices and the legacy left by 9/11 responders by marking the anniversary with community service, education and self-care
Supporters have staged overnight vigils and offered to install surveillance cameras at the shrine to five firefighters who lost their lives at the World Trade Center
An 18-year-old and two juveniles will be charged in the thefts of a firefighter memorial flag and American flag from the Hanover Township Fire Department
Three American flags, a firefighter memorial flag and a POW/MIA flag were stolen in a string of thefts affecting two fire departments and a high school
Eman Mubarak Brown, 32, faces charges related to malicious injury to real property and attempts to burn
Eman Mubarak Brown, 32, was identified using private surveillance video from a business near the memorial site
The memorial ceremony will be viewable online Tuesday afternoon, on the seventh anniversary of the blaze that killed 19 wildland firefighters
A new design was presented to Newton Mayor Ruthanne Fuller in a request to reinstate the commemorative flag
Authorities say memorial crosses were broken, flags were scattered and a jug that smelled like gasoline was found nearby
CAL FIRE Capt. David William Lutz, 33, of the San Mateo-Santa Cruz unit, died during a trip to Pfeiffer Burns State Park with his family
The livestreamed event will feature remarks from officials with fire department personnel standing watch at the memorial site
Community members held a rally Monday to protest the mayor’s order to remove all flags outside city buildings except the U.S. and city flags
The eight annual stair climb, co-sponsored by Pierce and the Green Bay Metro Fire Department, will be held as a virtual fundraiser for the NFFF due to COVID-19
The acronyms, which stand for Black Lives Matter and All Cops Are Bastards, were painted on stone markers and sidewalks at the memorial
With funerals and memorials now delayed, held virtually or at a distance, we worry about the impact on grieving families
Dozens of emergency vehicles participated in a procession past the home of Medford Firefighter Bryan Danzinger, 56, who died this week
Rapid Response EMS Paramedic Paul Novicki, 51, died Thursday; his partner has recovered from the disease
The procession gave former Fire Commissioner Richard Gould’s family a chance to say goodbye amidst social distancing
Family, colleagues and neighbors said fallen Passaic Firefighter Israel Tolentino Jr. was caring, selfless and born to be a firefighter
Money had previously been reported missing from a fundraising benefit to honor of a retired firefighter who died from cancer
Michelle Phay says her husband Firefighter David Phay had asked her to bring awareness to the issue before his death from a rare disease in 2018
Hundreds gathered to pay respects at the funerals for Porterville Fire Capt. Ramon Figueroa on Tuesday and Firefighter Patrick Jones on Thursday
Porterville Fire Capt. Ramon “Ray” Figueroa is remembered as a dedicated professional, a great leader and an adoring father
Michigan State Police are investigating but have not been able to recover the funds, which has been missing since October
The 1995 fire killed Capt. Thomas Brooks, Firefighter Patricia Conroy and Firefighter Marc Kolenda
Officials have designated Feb. 13 as Lynn Firefighters Day in memory of the devastating fire and building collapse
Carrying the legacy of the fallen, sustaining the lessons learned, and sharing their legacy with others
Multiple first responder departments lined the road to pay respects to 20-year-old Riverdale Firefighter Analiese Chapman
Paramedic Daniel Thomasson sends the flags to the departments and families of every first responder killed in the line of duty
This year’s annual memorial ceremony honored 22 Jacksonville firefighters who have died in the line of duty since 1885
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