Firefighter Memorials
Family members and friends remember FDNY Firefighter Christian Engeldrum and his death during Operation Iraqi Freedom
Retired Syracuse Firefighter James Ennis was visiting his sister in Texas when he figured out how to improved the maintenance of the Fayette Firefighters Memorial Park
A memorial for Chicago Firefighter Andrew Price highlights his love of surfing
The Firefighter-EMT Michael J. Field Memorial Bridge on Long Island was dedicated in a ceremony on Saturday
U.S. Forest Service Firefighter Carlos Baltazar was reported missing on Sept. 24, one day before the memorial service for fellow Big Bear Hotshot Charles Morton
The National Fallen Firefighters Foundation invites communities to participate in “Bells Across America for Fallen Firefighters” on the weekend of Oct. 4
Multiple memorial events were held on Wednesday, one year after the Sept. 16, 2019, explosion that killed Farmington Fire Capt. Michael Bell and injured six other firefighters
Fridley Fire Chief Mike Spencer, 53, will be honored with a display of red lights across the county on Monday
Police say Andre Narbonne, 40, severed the flagpole at the memorial for five firefighters from Washingtonville who died on 9/11, as well as two other flagpoles
Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced crews setting up the Tribute in Light will be supervised by health officials following a previous announcement that the tribute would be canceled due to COVID-19
Valley Stream Firefighter-EMT Mike Field, a past FDNY member and 9/11 responder, will be honored with a memorial bridge on Long Island
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
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