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Nine firefighters lost their lives Monday night while fighting a fire at a furniture warehouse in Charleston, South Carolina. This tragedy marks the single greatest line-of-duty loss of American firefighters since the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001. The National Volunteer Fire Council (NVFC) joins the nation in mourning this loss.

"We offer our condolences to the families of these firefighters and to the department," said Heather Schafer, Executive Director of the NVFC. "This is a terrible tragedy and we all mourn this great loss."

The NVFC honors the memory of all firefighters who have fallen in the line of duty. Their sacrifice and heroism will not be forgotten. The NVFC has compiled a list of resources to assist families and departments of firefighters who die in the line of duty, available here.