08/22/2026
Members of the Newcastle Volunteer Fire Department traveled to Riverton this weekend to attend the annual Wyoming Firefighters Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony and Wyoming Fallen Firefighter Memorial Service at the Wyoming Fire Academy.
It was an honor to join firefighters, families, and departments from across Wyoming in recognizing those inducted into the Hall of Fame for their dedication, leadership, and lasting contributions to the Wyoming fire service, while also remembering those firefighters whose names have been added to the Fallen Firefighter Memorial.
These memorials have a special connection to Newcastle. Members of our own fire service are among those whose names are forever inscribed on the Fallen Firefighter Memorial, and Newcastle is also represented among those honored in the Wyoming Firefighters Hall of Fame. This year, we were especially proud to see Rob Akers, whose long career serving Wyoming began in Newcastle, inducted into the Hall of Fame.
For our members who made the trip, the weekend was an opportunity not only to honor this year’s inductees and Wyoming’s fallen firefighters, but also to reflect on the history and traditions of the fire service and the Newcastle firefighters who are part of that legacy.
Congratulations to this year’s Wyoming Firefighters Hall of Fame inductees, and may we never forget the firefighters who gave their lives in service to their communities.
Honor the past. Serve the present. Prepare the future.
