The Maryland Department of State Police hosted our annual Fallen Heroes Ceremony at the Maryland State Police Memorial, honoring 43 state troopers, two troopers killed during World War II, and one deputy chief state fire marshal.

Two firefighters who died from occupational cancer are being honored at this year's Fallen Heroes Day. A two-time-survivor will sing the National Anthem.

The mother of a Baltimore City firefighter who died in 2023 has a message for the families of fallen heroes.Next Friday will mark the 41st annual Fallen Heroes Day Ceremony at Dulaney Valley Memorial Gardens in Timonium.

Grief still arrives in quiet moments for Monica Gant — like the last time her son told her he would call her back. He didn’t have a chance. Her son, Firefighter/EMT Rodney W. Pitts III, died in October 2023 battling a Northwest Baltimore rowhouse fire — just about a year into the career he had long dreamed of.