The BUP is a joint effort between the Lighthouse Uniform Company and America’s firefighting community, with the shared goal of ensuring every firefighter is honored for their service with a dress uniform for their funeral at no cost to the family. Departments and individuals donate surplus Class A uniforms. The Lighthouse cleans, refurbishes and makes them ready and available at no cost or obligation upon request from families and departments who would otherwise have no means to honor their fallen in such a traditional way. It does not matter if the death was in the line of duty or years after ending service, every firefighter can receive this ultimate honor. Not very often has a “for the good of the order” program come down the fire service pike that touches the heart and captures the imagination like the BUP. The Bereavement Uniform Program is a collective effort in its purest form. Help us spread the word by linking the BUP program’s web address to your department or association website. As a thank you to those facilitating their department’s linking to the BUP program website, we’ll send a beautiful BUP “Be Remembered” Challenge Coin, “on the house.”
The International Association of Fire Chiefs have given the Bereavement Uniform Program a booth at FRI (the IAFC’s annual conference). This is truly extraordinary and makes a statement far beyond the $1,475 booth cost. It is a statement of legitimacy that does not come lightly and we are very grateful for the IAFC’s ‘seal of approval.’
The BUP has been given booth #5629. If you are attending the conference, please plan to come by and say hello.
