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    The Firehouse.com Awards, Collectibles & Memorials product category is a collection of information, product listings and resources for researching various fire service awards, collectibles and memorials, including service awards, firefighter retirement and promotional gifts, fire truck collectibes, fire history books and fallen firefighter memorial options.
    Courtesy of Monuments Men and Women Foundation/© David Trozzo, All Rights Reserved.
    The unveiling of the German fire department flag during the ceremony in Washington, D.C.
    Awards, Collectibles & Memorials

    Missing Since WWII: German Fire Department’s Banner Comes Back After 80 Years

    Ryan Baker
    Nov. 19, 2024
    After thinking it was destroyed in World War II, the Wiescherhöfen Fire Department discovered their 1929 flag at the Phoenix Hall of Flame Museum.
    The National Fallen Firefighters Foundation (NFFF) named Gary Krichbaum managing director.
    Careers & Education

    For the Record 11/23

    Firehouse Staff
    Nov. 10, 2023
    ESO analysis of 2021 data found that almost one in five firefighters who were exposed to smoke or combustion products have no decontamination procedures documents.
    Steven Shaw
    Pritchett was presented the award by the Chairman of the Glatfelter Insurance Group, Tony Campisi (l.), and the Executive Director of the NFFF, Chief Ron Siarnicki.
    Awards, Collectibles & Memorials

    Pritchett Receives NFFF's Arthur J. Glatfelter Distinguished Service Award

    National Fallen Firefighters Foundation
    Sept. 27, 2023
    NFSA Vice President/Executive Officer Vickie Pritchett was recognized for her many and varied contributions to the NFFF.
    Photo courtesy of the Kingman Fire Department (KFD)
    This bronze plaque that’s located in Firefighter Memorial Park in Kingman, AZ, lists the 11 firefighters who were killed on July 5, 1973, when a leak from a propane rail car resulted in a BLEVE. The artwork to the left of the plaque is made from a portion of the tank from which the BLEVE occurred.
    Historical Incidents

    50 Years Later: The Kingman BLEVE

    Robert Burke
    July 17, 2023
    Robert Burke reports on the ceremony to remember and honor the 11 firefighters who sacrificed their life a half-century ago at a propane rail car explosion.
    Stair Climb 2023 Logo
    Careers & Education

    For the Record 7/23

    Firehouse Staff
    July 3, 2023
    Registration is open for the 11th annual 9/11 Memorial Stair Climb at Lambeau Field in Green Bay, WI.