It is with a heavy heart that the Minnesota Fallen Firefighters Memorial Association (MFFMA) announces that one of the founding members, Rolf Peterson has passed away today (March 1, 2020).
Rolf along with five others saw the vision of starting a statewide fire department honor guard back in 2000. Just as now there are very few departments with an honor guard. We saw the need for someone to assist fire departments with Line-of-Duty Death (LODD) funerals and other needs.
Rolf was a retired member of the Hastings Fire Department and past Chief of the Flint Hills Refinery Fire Department. Additionally, Rolf was a Tank Commander in the U.S. Army and a Correctional Deputy with the Dakota County Sheriff’s Office.
At this time there isn’t any funeral details. MFFMA will post them as they become available.