The family of Devyn Gale is encouraging people to donate to the Revelstoke Community Foundation.
Gale passed away in at the Queen Victoria Hospital on Thursday after sustaining injuries while fighting a wildfire near Revelstoke.
Many communities across the Province, including Prince George, lowered their flags at half-mast, honouring her.
The flags at our civic facilities have been lowered to honour Devyn Gale, the BC Wildfire Service firefighter who died while responding to a wildfire near Revelstoke this week. Our thoughts are with her loved ones and all emergency responders and wildfire personnel at this time. pic.twitter.com/uMipxEevMk
— City of Prince George (@CityofPG) July 14, 2023
“She personified the iconic Reds and Blues of wildland firefighting in British Columbia,” said the BC Wildfire Service in a Twitter thread posted this afternoon.
“She was bravery, grit, hard work, determination, leadership and selflessness.”
It is hard to articulate the connectedness of a community like ours. We work shoulder to shoulder for long hours in extremely challenging circumstances. Those experiences change you, they connect you, they sustain you.
On Thursday night we learned we had lost one of our own.
— BC Wildfire Service (@BCGovFireInfo) July 16, 2023
In the thread, the BC Wildfire Service says the family is encouraging donations to the Revelstoke Community Foundation, to allow her vibrant legacy to live forever in the Revelstoke Community.
· Online: https://t.co/nW0781aKmC
· E-transfer: [email protected]
· Cash or cheque donation at Mackenzie Dental Centre in Revelstoke— BC Wildfire Service (@BCGovFireInfo) July 16, 2023
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