Friends of Firefighters is excited and grateful to welcome a talented team of runners to support our Charity Team in the 2026 TCS New York City Marathon!

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Our Mission

Friends of Firefighters is a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit organization that provides independent, confidential, and free mental health counseling and wellness services to active and retired FDNY firefighters and their family members.

Firefighters encounter situations the public rarely, if ever, must face. Reducing the stigma associated with mental health in the fire service can help protect those who risk their lives every day for others.

History

Thousands of active and retired firefighters responded to the alarm on September 11, 2001 and 343 members of the Fire Department of New York (FDNY) perished in the collapse of the World Trade Center. Friends of Firefighters was born within days of this catastrophic event, providing meals for exhausted rescue workers, facilitating support at funerals and memorials, and ultimately listening and responding to firefighters’ requests for mental health and wellness services.

Today, 25 years later, our programs and services continue to connect active and retired firefighters and their families with mental health and wellness services. Firefighters are there for us in some of the worst hours of our lives and it is a privilege to be there for them in their times of need. Firefighters face trauma every day, impacting their physical and mental health, as well as that of their families, even long after retirement. Friends of Firefighters understands the common effects of the job, such as stress, anxiety, insomnia, injury and sickness, strains on relationships and family life, loneliness after retirement, or struggles with addiction. We know it can be hard to ask for help, especially for a community who is so used to helping others. We must continue to do our very best to ensure their safety and well-being.

2026 TCS New York City Marathon - Friends of Firefighters Fundraising Page

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