Photos: National Fallen Firefighters Memorial Weekend 2023

    May 8, 2023
    Family, friends and firefighters gathered in Emmitsburg, MD, this weekend to remember 144 fallen heroes at the annual memorial service.
    This year, 144 firefighters from around the country were remembered by family and colleagues at the 42nd annual National Fallen Firefighters Memorial Service. 
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    Peter Matthews | Editor-in-Chief/Conference Director

    Peter Matthews is the conference director and editor-in-chief of Firehouse. He has worked at Firehouse since 1999, serving in various roles on both Firehouse Magazine and Firehouse.com staffs. He completed an internship with the Rochester, NY, Fire Department and served with fire departments in Rush, NY, and Laurel, MD, and was a lieutenant with the Glenwood Fire Company in Glenwood, NY. Matthews served as photographer for the St. Paul, MN, Fire Department and currently is a photographer for the Fort Worth, TX, Fire Department.        

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