National Fallen Firefighters Foundation - 2012 National Fallen Firefighters Memorial Weekend

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Schedule of Events for Families of Our Fallen Firefighters

Friday, October 5, 2012
Travel Day
If you arrive by plane, train, or bus, local firefighters will meet you and take you to your hotel. This service is available for immediate family members only.
Friday events are held at the Family Hotel .
Family Hotel Complex
Family Registration
All family members need to register for the Memorial Weekend when they arrive at the family hotel.
Family Hotel Complex
Family Activities
  • Create a luminary bag, which will be used during the Saturday evening Candlelight Service.
  • Shop for keepsakes in the Foundation store, conveniently located in the family hotel.
  • Relax with a gentle massage, make a memory box, or play a board game while fire service clowns entertain children of all ages.
  • Make a rubbing of your firefighter's name on the bronze plaque.
Family Hotel Complex
Welcome Dinner and Weekend Orientation
Join other families of firefighters being honored this weekend for a welcome dinner and a brief overview of what to expect.
Family Hotel Complex
Saturday, October 6, 2012
Family Registration
If you did not register for the Weekend at your hotel, registration will be open all day on campus so you can get information and your credentials for admission to all Weekend events and meals.
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NETC Campus
Family Day Activities
  • Sign the Remembering Banner.
  • Place a rose and light a candle for your fallen firefighter at the National Fallen Firefighters Memorial Chapel.
  • Take a walk or tour around the beautiful campus.
  • If you did not have a chance to decorate a luminary bag on Friday, you can do this on Saturday morning.
  • Shop for keepsakes at the Foundation store, located near the National Memorial.
  • Make a rubbing of your firefighter's name on the bronze plaque located in Building B.

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NETC Campus
Family Lunch
Lunch for families will be served at the Family Hotel Complex.
Family Hotel Complex
Red Helmet Ride
Before dinner, you can watch the parade of bikers riding in tribute to the fallen firefighters. A brief wreath-laying service will take place at the national monument.
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NETC Campus
Family Dinner
Dinner for families and fire service escorts will be served in the campus dining hall.
NETC Campus
Candlelight Service
Families describe this beautiful evening service as a highlight of the Weekend. Talented survivors and firefighters provide music, and a candle is lit in honor of each firefighter being honored.
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National Fallen Firefighters Memorial
Sunday, October 7, 2012
Sea of Blue
When you arrive on campus, members of the fire service will stand at attention in your honor as you pass through the Sea of Blue.
NETC Campus
Memorial Service
This public ceremony is the official national tribute to America's fallen firefighters, and including a traditional honor guard and bagpiper procession. During the ceremony, each family receives an American flag. The service concludes with the unveiling of the plaque listing the names of the honored fallen fire heroes.
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National Fallen Firefighters Memorial