11 North Carolina firefighters will be honored during the annual National Fallen Firefighters Memorial Weekend .
This year’s national tribute will recognize 140 firefighters total: 70 who died in the line of duty in 2024 and 70 who died in previous years.
“This weekend is a powerful reminder of the extraordinary courage and commitment of those who put their lives on the line to protect others,” Troy Markel, the chair of the NFFF Board of Directors, said in a news release. “We come together not only to remember the fallen, but to stand in solidarity with their families and departments, letting them know their loved ones will never be forgotten…