National Memorial Service to honour the fallen
Photo courtesy AFAC
The 2025 AFAC National Memorial Service on Thursday 1 May will honour fire and emergency service personnel who have died in the line of duty.
The service, held in Canberra, will also acknowledge names added to the memorial wall, which recognises those who have died in the line of duty since records began.
This year Garry Mallen of Portland Fire Brigade will be recognised, with his family attending to receive a memorial medallion. Garry died in the line of duty while attending a shed fire incident in Portland in January 2024.
CFA CEO Greg Leach AFSM and Chief Officer Jason Heffernan will be in attendance.
The service will commence at 8.45am. You can watch the memorial live on Thursday by following this link.
