Fallen Firefighter Memorial ceremony returns to Colorado Springs after two-year hiatus

Fallen Firefighter Memorial ceremony returns to Colorado Springs after two-year hiatus

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) -- The 36th annual International Association of Fire Fighters Fallen Fire Fighter Memorial ceremony returned to Colorado Springs Saturday. Approximately 8,000 guests were in attendance for the first of the event since the pandemic began. “The inability to be together took its toll on all of us," IAFF President Edward Kelly

Firefighters, loved ones find healing as Fallen Fire Fighter Memorial ceremony returns to Memorial Park

Four hundred and sixty-nine bell tolls rang out at Memorial Park on Saturday, each attached to the name of a fallen firefighter or paramedic.

IAFF Fallen Fire Fighter Memorial ceremony Saturday

COLORADO SPRINGS -- The 36th annual International Association of Fire Fighters (IAFF) Fallen Fire Fighter Memorial taking place in Colorado Springs after two years of cancellations due to COVID. This year, 469 firefighters and emergency personnel who have given their lives in the line of duty will be honored.Saturday's activities start with a downtown procession ending in the Fallen Fire Fighter Memorial ceremony at Memorial Park. Due to the eve…