In 2008 CNN did a piece on Vicki Minor, who created the Wildland Firefighter Foundation — they called her a “CNN Hero”. This week they found her in Prescott, Arizona helping the families of the 19 members of the Granite Mountain Hotshots who were killed in the Yarnell Hill Fire on June 30.
If you have not had a chance yet, send a donation to the Wildland Firefighter Foundation. They have an excellent record of doing great things for firefighters who are injured and for the families of those who are killed.
It is a shame the CNN Hero piece starts and ends with folks releasing fire lanterns…another potential source for ignition.