Division of State Fire Marshal

FLORIDA FALLEN FIREFIGHTER WALL OF HONOR

You may use the following links to view a rendering of the Wall of Honor and to read about the Wall and the information which it contains. Each of these   files will open in a new browser window, which you may close to return to this page.

• Wall of Honor Cabinet Resolution - April 13, 2004  

• Wall of Honor Press Release - July 26, 2004  

• Wall of Honor Renderings

• Wall of Honor Picture Gallery

FLORIDA FALLEN FIREFIGHTER MEMORIAL

Use the following links to learn about the Florida Fallen Firefighter Memorial located on the Florida State Fire College campus near Ocala. Each of these   files will open in a new browser window, which you may close to return to this page.

• Memorial History   

• Memorial Pictures

FLORIDA FALLEN FIREFIGHTER LISTS

• Florida's Fallen Firefighters - Alphabetically

• Florida's Fallen Firefighters - Chronologically

• Florida's Fallen Firefighters - by Department

 

CRITERIA FOR RECOGNITION

Florida Firefighters who die in the performance of their duties, and firefighters from outside the State of Florida who die in the performance of their duties within the borders of the State of Florida shall be honored in recognition of their sacrifice.

This honor includes having their name inscribed on the Florida Fallen Firefighter Memorial, located at the Florida State Fire College in Ocala, and on the Florida Firefighter Wall of Honor, located in the Florida State Capital in Tallahassee.

Determination as to whether or not the death of a firefighter occurred in the “performance of his or her duties” for the purposes of recognition on the memorial and the wall shall be determined by the following standards:

(a) Deaths that are the direct and proximate result of an injury or exposure sustained enroute to, during operations at, or returning from the scene of an emergency incident or during a training activity.

(b) Deaths from heart attacks or illnesses directly attributable to a specific emergency incident or a training activity.

Any or all of the following shall be considered when determining applicability for inclusion:

(a) If the death or catastrophic injury was caused by the intentional misconduct of the firefighter or by firefighter's intention to bring about his or her death or catastrophic injury;

 (b) If the firefighter was voluntarily intoxicated at the time of his or her death or catastrophic injury;

 (c) If the firefighter was performing his duties in a grossly negligent manner at the time of his or her death or catastrophic injury.