LAS VEGAS – The Professional Fire Fighters of Nevada (PFFN) is pleased to announce the completion of their Nevada Fallen Fire Fighters Memorial website. The recently finished website features a search tool that allows visitors to look up and learn more about each of the men and women who lost their lives protecting their fellow Nevadans. In addition, there is information about the organization’s legacy members and the new memorial itself.
“We are excited to introduce our memorial website to the public,” said Angelo Aragon, president of the Professional Fire Fighters of Nevada. “The PFFN is working hard to bring this memorial to fruition, which will stand as a lasting tribute to the courageous first responders who have died in the line of duty and will be honored on the wall of the memorial as well as on this new site.”
In 2017, the Professional Fire Fighters of Nevada were recipients of land located on the grounds of the Capital Complex in Carson City. The purpose of this land is to construct a new fire fighter memorial to honor the 77 fire fighters who have died in the line of duty in the state of Nevada. Artist Austin Weishel has been commissioned to create five bronze fire fighter statues to represent various members of the fire service including wildland fire fighters. The PFFN broke ground on the new memorial site in May 2019.
To learn more about the Nevada Fallen Fire Fighters Memorial and the names that will be transferred from the current memorial to the new memorial, visit pffn.org/memorial.
About the Professional Fire Fighters of Nevada
The Professional Fire Fighters of Nevada was founded on April 4, 1960 and today includes 2,600 active members and 100 retired members through 20 Locals that include Boulder City, Carson City, Central Lyon County, Clark County, East Fork, Elko, Elko County, Henderson, Incline Village, Las Vegas, North Las Vegas, Mt. Charleston, North Lyon County, Pahrump, Reno, Reno Airport, Sparks, Storey County, Tahoe Douglas, and Truckee Meadows. It is the mission of all members of the Professional Fire Fighters of Nevada to save lives, preserve property and the environment, promote public safety and foster economic growth through leadership, management and actions. For more information on the Professional Fire Fighters of Nevada, visit www.pffn.org.
