Emmitsburg - National Fallen Firefighters' Memorial

The National Fallen Firefighters' Memorial was built in 1981 on the campus of the National Fire Academy in Emmitsburg. The Memorial was officially designated by Congress as the national Memorial to career and volunteer fallen firefighters in 1990. A sculptured bronze Maltese Cross rests atop a 7-foot stone cairn and an eternal flame burns at the base of the cairn.