Flag at Half-Staff in Honor of National Fallen Firefighters Memorial

Calhoun County, AL – The United States Congress created the National Fallen Firefighters Foundation to lead a nationwide effort to remember America’s fallen firefighters. Since 1992, the tax-exempt, nonprofit Foundation has developed and expanded programs to honor our fallen fire heroes and assist their families and coworkers. The National Fallen Firefighters Memorial Service will be held Sunday, May 7, 2023, to honor firefighters who died in the line of duty.

In accordance to Public Law 107-51, the American flag should be lowered to half-staff on Sunday, May 7, 2023 from sunrise to sunset in observance of National Fallen Firefighters Memorial Service.

On May 6 and 7, our nation will pause to honor 144 fallen firefighters at the 42^nd National Fallen Firefighters Memorial Weekend. Honor will be paid to the 79 firefighters who died in 2022 and 65 who died in previous years.

The National Fallen Firefighters Candlelight Service will be on May 6 at 7:30 pm ET, and the National Fallen Firefighters Memorial Service will be on May 7 at 10:00 am ET. Both events are open to the public and will be live-streamed on the homepage of the National Fallen Firefighters Foundation’s website (firehero.org), NFFF’s YouTube Channel, and Facebook page.

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