Canadian Fallen Firefighters Foundation
ON THIS DAY WE REMEMBER
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    [ff_id] => 947
    [first_name] => Robert
    [nickname] => 
    [middle_name] => Owen
    [last_name] => Corrigan
    [category] => full time
    [employment] => Career (Full Time)
    [rank] => Chief
    [birth_date] => 1906-11-14
    [joined_date] => 1924-01-01
    [death_date] => 1958-07-01
    [funeral_date] => 1958-07-04
    [cemetary] => St. Margarets
    [age] => 52
    [department] => Fernie Fire Rescue
    [station] => 
    [city] => Fernie
    [province] => BC
    [incident_location] => A&A Food Mart & Fernie Frozen Foods
    [incident_province] => BC
    [cause] => Carcinogen/Smoke Inhalation
    [circumstances] => 

Chief Corrigan entered a building wearing a Chemox apparatus. The apparatus believed to have failed due to the cold temperatures in the food locker and Chief Corrigan was overcome by smoke. Chief Corrigan was pronounced dead upon arrival at hospital.

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Chief Robert Owen Corrigan
Fernie, BC
1958-07-01
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The Canadian Fallen Firefighters Foundation is a registered, non-profit charitable corporation, governed by a Board of Directors composed of member of the Canadian Fire Service and other interested Canadians dedicated to honouring Canada's fallen firefighters.

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The Foundation awards Scholarships and Bursaries to the children and spouses of Fallen Firefighters recognized by the Foundation. 

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Courage Publication

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2025 Canadian Firefighter Memorial Ceremony

The 2025 Canadian Firefighter Memorial Ceremony will be held in Ottawa at the Canadian Firefighter Memorial  on the 7 September at 10:30 AM. The 2025 Honorary Host will be the Canadian Fallen Firefighters Foundation and Friends.

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