IN-DEPTH: Greatest Risk to a Firefighter’s Health is Not Fire

A firefighter walks past the damaged house of Andrea Larry as it catches fire in Rolling Fork, Miss., after a tornado touched down in the area, on March 26, 2023. Chandan Khanna/AFP via Getty Images

The International Association of Fire Fighters (IAFF) each year pays tribute to hundreds of fallen firefighters nationwide who lost their lives in the line of duty.

The 2023 Fallen Fire Fighter Memorial ceremony on Sept. 16 in Colorado Springs, Co., will honor 574 men and women who died or whose names were submitted to the IAFF between Jan. 1, 2021, and Dec. 31, 2022.