IAFF to Hold Massive Memorial Ceremony
Thousands of families and fire fighters still mourning the loss of their loved ones will gather at Memorial Park in Colorado Springs for the IAFF Fallen Fire Fighters Memorial, a powerful ceremony honoring firefighters who lost their lives in the line of duty.
This year’s ceremony will honor the names of 469 firefighters the IAFF was unable to memorialize in person in 2021 and 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The ceremony honors all line of duty deaths, and the wall includes the names of those who died on the scene or succumbed to occupational illnesses such as heart disease, cancer, and suicide. So far, the names of 8,652 firefighters - dating back to 1918 - have been added to the Memorial Wall of Honor, a series of polished granite stones at Memorial Park in the shadow of Pikes Peak.
2022 IAFF Fallen Fire Fighter Memorial
Saturday, September 17, 2022, 11:00 a.m. MT
Memorial Park, Colorado Springs, CO
