The academy, which also houses the National Fallen Firefighter's Memorial, opened in 1973 to combat a growing number of fatal fires nationwide. At the time, the National Commission on Fire Prevention and Control envisioned it to be the "West Point of the Fire Service," according to a repo...
Perryville Fire Capt. David Barr Jr. and Reisterstown Volunteer Fire Co. firefighter Gene Kirchner were honored on Sunday during the National Fallen Firefighters Memorial Service. Barr died in 2013 after he was hit by a car while working the scene of an accident in Perryville. Kirchner died in...
The first weekend of every October recognizes National Fallen Firefighters Memorial Weekend. The weekend is timed to coincide with fire-prevention week.
Sunday’s activities will include a Sea of Blue, with fire service members standing at attention as families arrive for the National Memorial Service at 10 am. The events are open to the public. Those unable to attend in person can view livestreams on the homepage of the National Fallen Fi...
Firefighters’ Memorial, firefighters across the nation stand outside their stations and observe a minute’s silence for their fallen comrades. A wreath-laying service at St. Paul’s Cathedral London with representatives from the Fire Brigades Union (F.B.U) and the Firefighters Memorial Trust ...
military, police, firefighter and first responder agencies. This two-day spectacular event on Memorial Day Weekend features the Cigarette offshore powerboat racing exhibition, ThunderCats Racing Exhibition, extreme water sports, the FPL Display Village, USA Boxing Exhibition and more, all on the ...
Rumors that the Walgreens store was going to be shut down started to circulate last month. Although many of the shelves throughout the store were empty, customers who asked about the situation were advised the location was not going to close. ...
also is detailed at considerable length. But Brown’s repeated physical abuse of women is lamentably glossed over while his various drug addictions and latter day arrests go entirely unmentioned. He died on Christmas Day, 2006 at the age of 73. A series of elaborate memorial services ensued....
request for supplemental funds to address recent natural disasters, avoid the risk that millions of Americans lose access to affordable high-speed internet or child care, provide additional resources for FEMA’s Nonprofit Security Grant Program, and avert a funding cliff for wildland firefighter pay....