NORTHEAST COLORADO

In Memoriam

Honoring the EMS providers, dispatchers, emergency medicine professionals, and public safety workers of Northeast Colorado we have lost, not only for how they died, but for how they lived, the shifts they worked, the lives they touched, and the communities they served.

This memorial is not limited to line-of-duty deaths. We recognize that the toll of this work extends beyond the call: to illness, to accidents, to mental health, and to all the ways we lose the people who give so much of themselves to others.

Why This Memorial Exists

First responders who die by suicide are often not counted in line-of-duty statistics. Their names are not read at memorials. Their families sometimes grieve alone, without the community acknowledgment that other line-of-duty deaths receive.

NCRETAC believes that every provider we lose deserves to be remembered, regardless of cause of death.

Honor the lives of those we have lost with dignity.

Acknowledge the full weight of the work they did.

Offer recognition for families and colleagues who may not have had it elsewhere.

Remind the profession why mental health support matters.

Memorial Entries

Memorial entries are submitted by families, colleagues, and friends of those we have lost. Entries appear here after review by NCRETAC staff.

This memorial is newly established. We invite families and colleagues to share the names and memories of those we have lost.

The Memorial Tree Program

For each person remembered through this memorial, NCRETAC plants a tree in northeast Colorado. The tree is a lasting, living acknowledgment: not a statistic, not a line in a report, but something that grows in the region they served.

Families and colleagues who submit a memorial entry will be notified when a tree is planted. Tree locations are selected in coordination with regional partners across the nine-county area.

Submit a memorial entry

Use the form below to share the name and memory of someone you have lost. You may include as much or as little detail as you choose.

NCRETAC reviews and publishes

All entries are reviewed before publication. We will contact you before your entry goes live on the memorial page.

A tree is planted

For each person memorialized, NCRETAC plants a tree in northeast Colorado. You will be notified when the tree is planted and where.

Submit a Memorial Entry

Memorial entries are submitted by families, colleagues, and friends of those we have lost. All entries are reviewed by NCRETAC staff before publication. We will contact you before your entry is published.

You may submit a name with as much or as little detail as you choose. There is no requirement to include cause of death. What matters is that they are remembered.

If You Need Support Now

If this page has been difficult to visit, or if you are carrying something heavy right now, please know that support is available.

988 Crisis Lifeline

Call or text 988 – Colorado Mental Health Crisis Line, free and confidential, 24/7.

Safe Call Now

Confidential support specifically for public safety professionals.

1-206-459-3020

More Resources

Full directory of peer support, counseling, and crisis resources for frontline workers.

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Questions about the memorial: [email protected]