The Palm Coast Fire Department will be participating in the National Fallen Firefighter Foundation Light the Night and is inviting the community to light up their homes, businesses, and community in red for fallen firefighters on May 1 – May 5, 2024.
As dusk turned to dark, landmarks, homes, fire service organizations, and businesses across the country glowed red in respect to the fallen and their families. Palm Coast City Hall, the Palm Coast Community Center, the fountains throughout the community, and all five fire stations will be illuminated red.
The Palm Coast Fire Department lights the night in memory of Firefighter Brant Gammon, who passed away on November 3, 2022 passed after a courageous battle against metastatic brain cancer. Firefighter- Paramedic Gammon began his career with the Palm Coast Fire Department in 2018 as a volunteer firefighter. He joined the ranks of the career staff in October 2020 as a firefighter-EMT; he was promoted to paramedic shortly before he passed away.
Every year, the National Fallen Firefighters Foundation sponsors the National Fallen Firefighters Memorial Weekend, the official national tribute to those firefighters who died in the line of duty during the previous year. In 2017, the Foundation created Light the Night for Fallen Firefighters to recognize the 25th anniversary of the National Fallen Firefighters Foundation and the National Fallen Firefighters Memorial Weekend. Since then, Light the Night for Fallen Firefighters has expanded to include fire departments and families lighting their homes in red.
