All give some. Some gave all.

Flags at half-staff, Wildland Fire Fighter Memorial

Sacramento, CA

On July 6, 1994, 14 firefighters, including Smoke Jumpers from Idaho, Oregon, Montana, Colorado and other western states died when fierce winds fanned towering flames up Storm King Mountain (just west of Glenwood Springs, CO). They had been spending the better part of the day clearing brush and digging trenches to slow the spreading fires, when high winds forced them to run for cover. With nowhere to run, outpacing the fast moving flames was impossible on the steep slopes. Forced to take cover inside their protective shelters as the flames whipped over them, 14 never made it through the firestorm.

While we celebrate a weekend of Freedom we have as a Nation have, I'd like to also ask you to remember at what cost we earned that Freedom......the sacrafice of lives. This past week we lost a firefighter, while being flown to a hospital. Michael MacDonald, a 26-year-old Chief Mountain Hot Shots firefighter left behind a young wife who is expecting their first child. Our prayers are with you & your baby.

Over the years many FFs have lost their lives while fighting for our protection. May we never forget them, their brave acts and their families they left behind.

Especially our sister Firefighter Wives.
{Lori--- you'll always be a WFF wife, stay strong!!!

I love you girlee.}

Please talk with your husband about joining the 52 Club (if you're not already a member). Both WFF husbands and WFF wives can join the club. This Foundation is supported by individuals. We do not receive government money - we are here because hundreds of you choose to support each other. We are simply the funnel of the wildland community to the families of firefighters who are seriously injured or are killed in the line of duty. http://www.wffoundation.org/about/index.html