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CEO of the National Fallen Firefighters Foundation
Victor Stagnaro is the CEO of the National Fallen Firefighters Foundation (NFFF) with over 40 years in fire service. His involvement with the NFFF began in 1998 as the first Incident Commander for the National Fallen Firefighters Memorial. He started his career as a volunteer firefighter in Silver Spring, Maryland, and later joined the Prince George's County Fire/EMS Department, rising to Chief of Operations. In 2010, he became the NFFF's Director of Fire Service Programs, focusing on reducing line-of-duty deaths. He was promoted to Managing Director in 2018 and appointed CEO in June 2023, overseeing the NFFF and the First Responder Center for Excellence to enhance first responder safety through education and research initiatives.
