The 2018 Minnesota Fallen Firefighter Memorial Service is a solemn ceremony that will take place on the grounds of the State Capitol starting at 1 p.m. on Sunday, Sept. 30. This year’s memorial service will honor two firefighters who died within the past year, and seven families and fire departments of firefighters who died between 1934 and 1989.
Since 1881, 227 Minnesota firefighters have died in the line of duty. Their names have been inscribed on columns throughout the memorial.
An inter-denominational prayer service will take place prior to the memorial service on Sunday at 10:45 a.m.
At 11:30 a.m., fire service personnel from the Minnesota Fire Service Foundation’s founding organizations
will read the Honor Roll – all 227 names of fallen firefighters.
Starting at 12:45 p.m., families will enter the Capitol grounds through a sea of uniforms, and be escorted to
their seats. The service begins at 1 p.m., and is scheduled to conclude at approximately 3:20 p.m., when
family members and the public are welcome to spend time within the Fallen Firefighter Memorial and make
etchings of their loved-one’s name. During the service, families of fallen firefighters who haven’t yet been
honored in a public ceremony will receive a Minnesota State flag that has been flown over the State Capitol.
For more details on the event and memorial, visit the Minnesota Fire Service Foundation at www.MNFireServiceFoundation.org