EMMITSBURG, Md -- The 19th Annual National Fallen Firefighters Memorial Service will honor 101 firefighters who died in the line of duty in 1999. The annual public tribute, held at the site of the official national memorial in Emmitsburg, will take place on October 8, 2000.

The National Fallen Firefighters Foundation announced that 101 firefighters from 30 states and the District of Columbia will be honored. In 1999, Massachusetts lost the most firefighters with 13 deaths, followed by Texas with 11. The list includes multiple fatality incidents in Keokuk, Iowa; Morehead, Kentucky; Worcester, Massachusetts; Lake Worth, Texas; and the District of Columbia.

A Scipio, Indiana firefighter who was cricially injured in 1999 but died early this year, will also be honored in October. A second member of the department injured in the same incident died in 1999 and the department and families requested both firefighters be honored at the same time.

The Memorial Service is the culmination of Memorial Weekend activities held on the National Fire Academy campus. Families and coworkers of the honored firefighters will attend Family Day activities on Saturday, October 7, with a public Candlelight Service scheduled for Saturday evening. The Sunday Memorial Service will begin at 10:30 a.m.

Related