Event Moved to Empire State Plaza Convention Center (Convention Hall)

WHO: State officials and members of the Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Services’ Office of Fire Prevention and Control will preside over the 21^st  annual New York State Fallen Firefighters Memorial Ceremony.

WHAT: The 21^st  annual New York State Fallen Firefighters Memorial Ceremony will take place in Convention Hall of the Empire State Plaza Convention Center. State officials will honor 28 firefighters who gave their lives in the line of duty.

WHERE: Empire State Plaza Convention Center, Albany, N.Y. (Event moved indoors due to construction on the Plaza)

WHEN: Tuesday, October 9, 2018, from 11 a.m. – 1 p.m.

DETAILS: Video footage of the ceremony will be available immediately following the conclusion at http://www.dhses.ny.gov/ofpc/memorial/. For a list of firefighters added to the memorial wall in 2018, and facts about the Fallen Firefighters Memorial, please visit http://www.dhses.ny.gov/ofpc/memorial/documents/2018-fact-sheet.pdf

RSVP: News media wishing to attend should RSVP to Chet Lasell prior to October 9. Please RSVP at chet.lasell@dhses.ny.gov or 518-402-6472.