Fallen Firefighters to Be Honored This Weekend

The 31st Annual National Fallen Firefighters Memorial Weekend will be held at the National Fire Academy in Emmitsburg, Maryland, this weekend, 6-7 October. The National Fallen Firefighters Foundation (NFFF) and the Department of Homeland Security’s U.S. Fire Administration (USFA) will honor firefighters who died in the line of duty in 2011 and in previous years. A bronze plaque containing their names will be added to the National Fallen Firefighters Memorial, located on the National Fire Academy campus.

New England firefighters to be honored include:

   Connecticut:

      Robert Dean Watts, Windsor Volunteer Fire Department

   Maine:

      David E. Remington, Sr., Shapleigh Fire & Rescue Department

   Massachusetts:

      Paul J. Cahill, Boston Fire Department

      Jon D. Davies, Sr., Worcester Fire Department

      Thomas J. "Todd" Lange, Pittsfield Fire Department

      Warren J. Payne, Boston Fire Department

      James Michael Rice, Peabody Fire Department

   New Hampshire:

      Harold F. Frey, Sandown Fire and Rescue Department

A number of fire departments throughout this region and across the country will conduct simultaneous services, lower flags to half‐staff, sound sirens, and observe a moment of silent tribute. Departments and local places of worship are also invited to participate in Bells Across America for Fallen Firefighters, a national moment of remembrance, to honor those who died in the line of duty.

The NFFF is once again providing live coverage of both the Candlelight Service on Saturday and the Memorial Service on Sunday for those who are unable to attend in person.  The public will be able access the telecast via streaming video on the internet and by satellite broadcast.

Live Broadcasts:

   Candlelight Service Broadcast:

      Saturday, October 6, 2012: 6:30 – 7:300 PM Eastern Time

      Streaming begins at 6:00 PM; Service begins at 6:30 PM Eastern Time

   Memorial Service Broadcast:

      Sunday, October 16, 2011: 9:30 AM – 12:00 PM Eastern Time

      Streaming Begins at 9:30 AM; Service Begins at 10:00 AM Eastern Time

Background information:

National Fallen Firefighters Foundation

Bells Across America for Fallen Firefighters

U.S. Fire Administration

2012 National Fallen Firefighters Memorial Weekend Live Broadcasts