Information for 2024 Memorial Families
The Annual California Firefighters Memorial is a tribute to our fallen firefighters and their families. Our ultimate goal for the Memorial Weekend is to create a space and event to honor the legacy of your loved one and their ultimate sacrifice in the line of duty.
Leading up to the event, each family will be contacted by the California Fire Foundation Family Liaison, Sarah Howard. Sarah will help each family with hotel arrangements, gather information about their loved ones for the ceremony program, and be available to answer any questions about the weekend's events. Sarah Howard can be reached at showard@cpf.org.
More information will be added to this page in the coming weeks.
2024 California Firefighters Memorial
Families Agenda
Friday, October 11, 2024
Travel to Sacramento, CA
3:00pm-7:00pm – Family Information Center and Check in at the Sheraton Grand Hotel, Carr Room on Second Level. Please check in at the Family Information Center when you arrive to get the credentials for you and your group for the weekend’s events.
5:30pm-7:30pm – Welcome Reception at Safe Credit Union Convention Center, 2nd Floor Terrace, enter using the North Entrance on J Street.
This is a casual welcome reception for the 2024 Memorial Families and Ceremony Participants. Appetizers, drinks and dessert will be served and there will be family friendly activities.
7:00pm-9:00pm – Bag Piper at the Memorial Site in Capitol Park. This is a special opportunity to visit the memorial site and create an etching of your loved one's name. Etching materials will be available with the docents at the Memorial site.
Saturday, October 12, 2024
8:00am-10:00am – Breakfast buffet for our guests at Sheraton. All members of your party are welcome to visit the breakfast buffet on the lower level of the Sheraton in the Grand Ballroom.
8:00am–2:30pm – Family Information Center and Check in at the Sheraton Grand Hotel – Family information center will answer any questions you may have before the ceremony. The center will close at 2:30pm on Saturday.
9:00am-10:30am – Spouses and Partners Breakfast at Sheraton Grand Hotel, Bondi Room, 2nd Floor – This breakfast is for the spouses and partners of our 2024 fallen firefighters. Surviving spouses and partners are encouraged to attend to meet others and learn more about ongoing support for your family. This event is for spouses and partners only.
2:00pm – Family Check in Starts and Doors Open at Ballroom B, Safe Credit Union Convention Center. Families should use the North Entrance on J Street and take the escalators upstairs and proceed to the 2024 Families Check In.
Please make sure the guests in your group are wearing their ribbons BEFORE you arrive at the Safe Credit Union Convention Center. The ribbons will be in your Check in Packet. The (up to) 7 Family members in the assigned seating should be wearing black and gold ribbons; Navy ribbons are for additional family members in your group above the 7 assigned seats. Be sure to check in at the 2024 Families check in so an usher can lead you to your seats.
3:00pm – Memorial Ceremony begins. During the ceremony, when your loved one's name is called, the family member receiving the flag should stand.
4:30pm – Ceremony concludes, guests can use restroom and make their way to 13th street for the procession
5:00pm – Procession to Memorial Wall. The CPF Pipes & Drums, Honor Guard and Sea of Blue will lead families on a procession from 13th street to the Memorial site in Capitol Park. Once the Pipes & Drums complete their song at the Memorial, the procession is concluded and your family is welcome to walk the memorial, make an etching, take photos, etc.
6:00pm – Post Ceremony Event at La Cosecha, 917 9th St, Sacramento, CA 95814 – All current and past memorial families, along with personnel and other Memorial guests are invited to a post-ceremony event in nearby Cesar Chavez Park. Children are welcome and food and drinks will be provided.
Shuttles will be available on a loop from the Memorial Site in Capitol Park to La Cosecha and the Sheraton Grand Hotel until 9pm.
Sunday, October 13, 2024
11:00am – Guests check out of the Sheraton Grand Sacramento Hotel – each family receives one complimentary room for the two-night stay plus parking. You are only responsible for any incidentals during your stay.