FEMA's Emergency Education Network (EENET)

PRESENTS:

2003 National Fallen Firefighters Memorial Weekend
~ Candlelight Service and National Memorial Service ~
(rebroadcast of October 4 -5 events)

Candlelight Service
DATE: October 9th and 23rd
TIME: 2:00 PM to 4:00 PM
CHANNEL: CCCSAT Channel 80

Memorial Service
DATE: October 16th and 30th
TIME: 2:00 PM to 4:00 PM
CHANNEL: CCCSAT Channel 80

The Memorial Weekend will honor 99 firefighters who died in the line of duty in 2002, and six firefighters who died in previous years.

The Candlelight Service will feature musical selections by members of the fire service and survivors of fallen firefighters and a video tribute to 2002 fallen heroes. Fire service honor guard and families will light commemorative candles for the fallen firefighters. Luminaria decorated by the children attending Family Day will be displayed during the ceremony. As the ceremony closes, survivors will light the Remembrance Candle, a symbol of the hope and enduring friendship shared by all who have lost a firefighter.

The National Memorial Service, lead by Homeland Security Secretary Tom Ridge, and other fire service leaders, will remember America's bravest who died in the line of duty in 2002. Thousands of people are expected to attend and celebrate the lives of these American heroes. The ceremony, rich in fire service traditions, will begin with an honor guard and bagpiper salute. Families will receive American flags flown over the Nation's Capitol and the Emmitsburg monument. The tribute will conclude with the unveiling of the memorial plaque listing the names of the 2002 fallen heroes.

For more information on the 2003 Memorial Weekend, and a list of firefighters from your state who will be honored, visit www.firehero.org.

How to participate:

1. Visit http://www.cccsat.org/affiliates/caffiliates.html to find a CCCSAT Affiliate nearest to you.
2. Contact your CCCSAT Affiliate to set up a viewing room or make arrangements for program to be video taped.
3. Tune into CCCSAT Channel 80 or visit www.cccsat.org to watch the webcast.