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Carry NFFF 2011 Memorial Weekend live streaming on your department’s website. Spread the word about Bells Across America.

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I am heading up to Emmitsburg tomorrow to get ready for the 2011 Memorial Weekend of the National Fallen Firefighters Foundation. I know I will see some of you there before the week is out. Those who won't be joining us in person can still help pay tribute to the 89 firefighters whose names will be added to the National Fallen Firefighters Memorial on Sunday.

Probably one of the most effective ways to get involved is to help increase the awareness of Memorial Weekend. You can start by making sure your fire department's website, your personal website or blog and the websites for your local news media are part of the FireHero Network by carrying the live streaming of Saturday's Candlelight Service and Sunday's Memorial Service. It is simple to do. Click here for the details. This is the fifth year the services have been live on the Internet. The worldwide audience tripled last year thanks to the scores of websites that joined the network.

Another way is to contact your place of worship about participating in Bells Across America for Fallen Firefighters. It's a wonderful program that gets the public involved in remembering the fallen. Read about it here.

You will be able to follow the weekend events through social media. NFFF has a team of firefighters on campus in Emmitsburg who will be providing pictures, video and details from the entire weekend via Facebook and Twitter. Please help us keep the fire service and the public informed by sharing and Retweeting.

For the second year, the Virtual Remembrance Banner is available for anyone to pay tribute to a fallen firefighter or share a special memory of Memorial Weekend. It’s a wonderful way for family, friends and others who can’t be in Emmitsburg to have a connection to the events.

This year VueTOO.com is providing the NFFF Memorial Weekend Foundation Ops Page. This will provide the various information streams from NFFF on one screen. It includes the live streaming, Memorial Weekend website, FireHero.org website, Facebook, Twitter and YouTube. Click here to check it out.

There is a lot of other information about events and the firefighters who are being remembered that you can find on the Memorial Weekend website.

Of course we will have the live coverage from Memorial Weekend right here on STATter911.com. My wife, WTOP Radio's Hillary Howard and I are once again honored to host the two telecasts. Please join us either in person or on your computer.

Posted by on October 11, 2011 • Filed under: fire, Fire Rescue Topics, In the Line of Duty, Line of Duty, National Fallen Firefighters Foundation • Tagged: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,

A message from the National Fallen Firefighters Foundation: Memorial Weekend is fast approaching.

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The National Fallen Firefighters Foundation’s Memorial Weekend is October 2 & 3 this year. Recently NFFF Executive Director Ron Siarnicki took a few moments to talk about this year’s ceremony and how you can help honor the 105 firefighters whose names will be added to the National Fallen Firefighters Memorial in Emmitsburg, Maryland. (Full Disclosure: For those who aren’t aware,  I now do work on media matters for the Foundation.)

Below are links to some of the things Chief Siarnicki mentions, plus a few other NFFF reminders:

Do you have the 2010 National Fallen Firefighters Memorial Weekend Tribute Widget on your website?

Honor the firefighters being remembered at this year’s Memorial Weekend by placing this special tribute on your website.  Each day we will feature one of the 80 firefighters who died in the line of duty in 2009 along with 25 who died in previous years. Firefighter Close Calls is one of the more than 100 websites and blogs carrying the widget so far. We challenge all firefighters to make sure your department has the widget added to its homepage.
Get the code: http://weekend.firehero.org/widget/  

A Memorial Weekend Tradition Now Online: Sign the Remembrance Banner

The Remembrance Banner is a Memorial Weekend tradition that allows family members to write messages to their fallen firefighters.  Now everyone can pay tribute to a firefighter we have lost with this online Remembrance Banner. Write your thoughts about a relative, friend or colleague who has been honored at Emmitsburg. Also, if you’ve attended or volunteered at a previous Memorial Weekend, share a special memory with us or pay tribute to a fallen hero.
The Virtual Remembrance Banner: http://weekend.firehero.org/remembrance/banner.php 

Hurry – Tickets for the 3rd Annual Firefighter Appreciation Event at Dover’s Monster Mile® Are Going Fast!

Don’t miss out on this special event pre-race celebration and race No. 2 in the “Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup” at Dover!  For just $99 you get: a race ticket, trackside tour, corporate style hospitality, and special guest appearances.  Proceeds benefit the National Fallen Firefighters Foundation.
Get your tickets today: http://www.doverspeedway.com/nfff10 (Enter Code NFFF10)  

Go To Bat for the National Fallen Firefighters Foundation!

Team up with State Farm® and MLB® to support the charity of your choice and you could win a trip for 2 to the 2010 MLB® World Series® ! Simply pick the National Fallen Firefighters Foundation (NFFF) as your charity, play the Go To Bat game online and swing for the fences.
Go to bat for us today: http://www.statefarm.com/gotobat

Posted by on August 24, 2010 • Filed under: EMS Health & Safety, EMS Topics, fire, Fire Rescue Topics, Firefighter Safety & Health, In the Line of Duty, Line of Duty, National Fallen Firefighters Foundation, Videos • Tagged: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,