Fallen Firefighters to be Honored

EMMITSBURG, M.D. (MITCHELLNOW)

The National Fallen Firefighters Foundation will host the 43^rd annual National Fallen Firefighters Memorial Weekend on May 4-5, 2024, in Emmitsburg, Maryland.  This year’s national tribute will honor 89 firefighters who died in the line of duty in 2023 and 137 firefighters who died in previous years.

This year’s honorees will include two South Dakota firefighters; Fred Fedeler of the Chester Volunteer Fire Department who died fighting a structure fire in April of 2023 of a heart attack and Joshua Kogel of the Cavour Volunteer Fire Department who died of a heart attack fighting a structure fire in September of 2023.

The complete list of firefighters and more detailed information can be found at https://weekend.firehero.org.