09/06/2026
🧡 Today is Thank a First Responder Day 🧡
Today, communities across Australia are coming together to recognise the people who step forward when others need help most.
To every police officer, firefighter, paramedic, emergency services worker, volunteer, dispatcher and first responder family member – thank you.
Thank you for the long shifts, the missed milestones, the sacrifices made behind the scenes, and for showing up when our communities need you most.
Today, schools, workplaces, councils, community groups and individuals are sharing messages of gratitude, lighting landmarks in teal and blue, attending events, and finding their own way to say thank you.
If a first responder has ever made a difference in your life, today is the perfect day to let them know.
💙 Leave a message on the Fortem Australia Gratitude Gallery and help remind first responders that their service, sacrifice and compassion are seen and appreciated.
https://fortemaustralia.org.au/tafrd-2/gratitude-gallery/
To every first responder and family member across Australia: today is for you.
Thank our first responders!