Release of the 2023 Fight4Life Firefighters and their Pets Calenda

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Release of the 2023 Firefighters and their Pets Calenda

This year’s event honours our Fallen; those firefighters who have paid the ultimate price in the line of duty.

One hundred percent of all calendar sales go to the programs that help currently serving or retired Halifax Firefighters of IAFF Local 268.

Non-profit Fight4Life Halifax presented some of the participants from the 2023 calendar, and their pets, at Station 13 in Dartmouth.

Fight4Life Halifax is a charity that was established in memory of fallen firefighter Kyle Currie, a Halifax Regional Fire & Emergency firefighter who died in 2018 due to complications from PTSD.

The charity was formed by Kyle‘s family, friends, and firefighting peers who witnessed, first-hand, the devastating effects that PTSD can have on first responders. Some of his loved ones will be present at the event.

Calendar sales help Fight4Life raise awareness and provide a path of hope and support for firefighters living with PTSD. The group also does proactive mental health education for active-duty and retired firefighters of the Halifax Professional Firefighters local IAFF 268.

Event Focus: The 2023 Calendar is dedicated to those who have given their lives to try and save others. We are indebted to them for their ultimate sacrifice.

While there are many rewarding experiences in firefighting, there are occasions that challenge the resiliency and resolve of members, which can have a lasting impact. Service to community can create heavy burden.

As part of the event, we will honour The Fallen Nine. On Dec 6, 1917, nine Halifax firefighters died as a result of the Halifax Explosion. It remains the single, biggest loss of firefighting life, in one incident, in Canadian history.

While there have tragically been many more Line of Duty deaths since, it is to their collective dedication and memory that we continue to produce this yearly tribute to our heroes – who run towards the emergency while the rest of us run away.