The National Fallen Firefighters Foundation launched Light the Night for Fallen Firefighters in 2017 to commemorate the Foundation’s 25th anniversary. Held annually during the National Fallen Firefighters Memorial Weekend, this tribute has grown to include fire departments, families, and communities across the country lighting their homes and buildings in red to honor fallen firefighters.
We invite you to join us by lighting your home, fire department, or community building in red during Memorial Weekend as a symbol of support and remembrance.
As dusk turns to dark, landmarks, homes, fire service organizations, and businesses across the country will again glow in respect from April 27 – May 4, 2025, to honor the fallen and their families.
We invite fire departments, fire service organizations, and the community to participate in Light the Night for Fallen Firefighters. You can begin by setting a date for your Light the Night for Fallen Firefighters tribute, anytime between April 27 - May 4, 2025.
If your organization does not already have red lighting installed in the bays, you can also consider a red spotlight. Departments can purchase special filters for their lights.
We want to recognize your participation on our website, please tell us about your tribute to share your event with the NFFF. The NFFF will list on our website and pinned on our Light the Night for Fallen Firefighters map.
Once you have planned your tribute, please share the event with your community through your social media, digital signboard, community newsletters, etc. Contact your local media and send a media advisory about your tribute to the nation’s fallen firefighters.
The Foundation will show our families how their loved ones were honored and would like to collect photos and stories to give future participants ideas. Email us at photos@firehero.org and/or share with #nffflightthenight2025
To light your home during Light the Night for Fallen Firefighters, you can buy bulbs online using our Amazon Associates link.*
Get Rosco Filters to Illuminate your department, landmark, or office for Light the Night for Fallen Firefighters.
* Your purchase through our Amazon Associates program will benefit the programs of the National Fallen Firefighters Foundation to honor America’s fallen fire heroes; support their families, colleagues, and organizations; and work to reduce preventable firefighter death and injury.