Thousands Pay Tribute to Fallen Firefighters During Annual Memorial in Colorado Springs

Thousands pay tribute to fallen firefighters during annual memorial in Colorado Springs

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) - The annual Fallen Fire Fighter Memorial service created an overwhelming sense of community as the lives lost in 2024 were remembered and celebrated. Three hundred eleven names were added to the Fallen Firefighters' Wall of Honor in Colorado Springs on Saturday morning. Whether a local to Colorado Springs or having traveled from Canada or further, people gathered for one reason: to remember the lives of firefighte…

Family mourns the loss of their father at firefighter memorial

(COLORADO SPRINGS)  — Thousands of firefighters from across the country are in Colorado Springs this weekend to honor their fallen comrades by engraving their names into the Wall of Honor at Memorial Park. The ceremony commemorated 311 firefighters who made the ultimate sacrifice in 2025, with each name read aloud followed by the echoing ring of a bell. "It's really a dangerous job that they do, a community service," said Lisa Wells, the wife of…

IAFF memorial honors 311 fallen fire fighters in Colorado Springs

Thousands gathered at Memorial Park in Colorado Springs on Saturday morning to honor 311 fire fighters and emergency medical workers who died in the line of