Wayne Twp Volunteer Fire Dept

Congress created the National Fallen Firefighters Foundation to lead a nationwide effort to honor America's fallen firefighters. Since 1992, the non-profit Foundation has developed and expanded programs that fulfill that mandate.

Immediately after a firefighter dies in the line of duty, the Foundation provides survivors with a place to turn. Families and chiefs receive emotional support through peer support networks. Spouses and children of fallen firefighters are eligible for scholarship assistance for education and job training.

At the beginning of National Fire Prevention Week in October, the Foundation sponsors the official national tribute to career and volunteer firefighters who died in the line of duty during the previous year. Thousands attend the weekend activities held at the National Fire Academy in Emmitsburg, MD. The Weekend features special programs for survivors and coworkers along with moving public ceremonies. The Foundation partners with the Fire Administration to sponsor many of the National Memorial Weekend activities.

In 2004 the NFFF hosted the first ever Firefighter Life Safety Summit to examine the increasing numbers of firefighter line-of-duty deaths that are occurring in America each year. As a result of that summit, 16 firefighter life safety initaives were identified as a part of the NFFF's national program to prevent firefighter deaths. The program entitled "Everyone Goes Home" is being implemented throughout the country as a part of the core mission of the Foundation in cooperation with the Fire Administration to affect a 25% reduction in firefighter deaths and a 50% reduction in ten.

The Foundation is a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization, located in Emmitsburg, Maryland. It is registered as a corporation in the State of Maryland. The Foundation receives funding through private donations from grants, caring individuals, organizations, corporations, and foundations.