The lives of the 10 firefighters who died battling the West, Texas fire and explosion will be remembered during a memorial service on Thursday, April 25 at 2:00 pm, local Texas time (5am Friday, Victorian time).
Thousands of fire fighters from around the United States will join President Obama and the First Lady to pay respects to the families, friends and co-workers of the fallen.
Live streaming will be available on the National Fallen Firefighters’ Foundation website, www.firehero.org/westtexas.
The NFFF has been on the ground in Texas, offering assistance and support to the department, families and friends through the Local Assistance State Team (LAST). Because of the large loss of life, the Foundation expects to be here for a lengthy period of time, providing peer counseling, and support in many other ways.
To help those efforts, the NFFF has established a national fund to accept monetary donations to assist the survivors and coworkers of the fire and EMS personnel who died in the line of duty. All donated funds will be used to assist the survivors and co-workers to rebuild their lives and support the programs and services they will need.
