Grief

This event is open to children and stepchildren, ages 21 and up, whose firefighter parent has been or is approved to be honored at the National Fallen Firefighters Memorial in Emmitsburg, Maryland. In direct response to requests from adult children within the Fire Hero Family community, the Adult Children's Retreat, the first NFFF event that specifically serves adult children (ages 21+) of fallen firefighters focuses on promoting healing, resilience, and connection with others who are walking a similar path.

This event is open to adult men ages 18+ in the Fire Hero Family community (husbands/male life partners, fathers/stepfathers, sons/stepsons, brothers/stepbrothers) whose firefighter has been honored or is approved to be honored at the National Fallen Firefighters Memorial. For many men sadness can be a difficult emotion to navigate and emotional processing occurs differently in men than women. Men feel they must handle their emotions alone or they will show signs of weakness. Instead of emotional expression, men benefit greatly from doing things.

This event is open to adult men ages 18+ in the Fire Hero Family community (husbands/male life partners, fathers/stepfathers, sons/stepsons, brothers/stepbrothers) whose firefighter has been honored or is approved to be honored at the National Fallen Firefighters Memorial. For many men sadness can be a difficult emotion to navigate and emotional processing occurs differently in men than women. Men feel they must handle their emotions alone or they will show signs of weakness. Instead of emotional expression, men benefit greatly from doing things.