The Wildland Firefighters Monument at the National Interagency Fire
Center is a tribute and honor to all wildland firefighters and the
people who support them -- past, present, and future. Commemorative
stone markers are placed within the monument twice a year at the request
of family and friends to honor individual firefighters who have died in
the line of duty and those others who support the wildland fire
management community.

As part of a cohesive management strategy that continues to recognize
all members of the fire community within the limited space of the
monument grounds, the new standards have been developed and will be
followed when ordering and placing these markers. Please submit the
Commemorative Marker Application as indicated below. Questions can be
directed to your current agency representative of the Wildland
Firefighters Monument Task Group (MTG) or the Wildland Firefighter
Foundation (WFF).

[Monument Task Group -- 2007]{.underline}

BLM Dave Mueller (MTG Chair), (208) 387-5151,
<david_n_mueller@nifc.blm.gov>

BIA Bodie Shaw, (208) 387-5620, <bodie_shaw@nifc.gov>

FWS Karen Gleason , (208) 387-5891, <karen_gleason@fws.gov>

NPS Dan Buckley, (208) 387-5174, <dan_buckley@nps.gov>

NWS (Vacant - Contact MTG Chair, above)

USFS Mike Apicello, (208) 387-5460, <mapicello@fs.fed.us>

WFF Burk Minor, (208) 336-2996,
[www.wffoundation.org](http://www.wffoundation.org/)

Wildland Firefighters Monument

Commemorative Marker Standards

These standards were developed at the request of the NIFC Governing
Board and were approved by that Board in October 2006. Markers will be
placed twice a year \-- in the fall and spring \-- at the request of
families, friends, and co-workers to commemorate individuals and groups
who have died while working on a wildland fire, as well as other members
of the wildland fire workforce who have died. A special insignia will be
attached to markers in cases when appropriate to designate and
commemorate deaths occurring in the line of duty on a wildland fire.

The Monument Task Group (MTG) and the Wildland Firefighter Foundation
(WFF) have the authority to accept/reject marker requests, to determine
the type of marker that will be placed, and to determine placement of
markers within the monument, per the following:

***DEFINITIONS:***

**Line of Duty Death (LDD)** -- A death that occurs on any wildland fire
(Rx, fire use and wildfire). Death must pertain to an incident in order
to be considered for an LDD marker. Structural fire fighters who have
died on a wildland fire are included in this definition.

**Duty** -- The term 'duty' refers to being at the scene of a wildland
fire, or being en-route while responding to or returning from a
wildfire. Duty fatalities include any injury sustained in the line of
duty that proves fatal and any illness that was incurred as a result of
actions while on-duty that proves fatal. The types of injuries included
in the first category are mainly those that occur at an incident, or in
accidents while responding to or returning from a wildfire incident.
Illnesses (including heart attacks) are included when the exposure or
onset of symptoms are tied to a specific incident of on-duty activity.

Fatal injuries and illnesses are included even in cases where death is
considerably delayed. When the onset of the condition and the death
occur in different years, the incident is counted as the year of the
condition's onset. Medical documentation tying the death to the specific
injury is required for inclusion of these cases as an LDD.

Some specific cases will be excluded from "Line of Duty Death'
designation:

1.  Deaths attributable to alcohol or substance abuse.

2.  Gross abuses as specified in the "Public Safety Officer's Benefits
    guidelines."

3.  Deaths caused by officially proven (investigation or court) gross
    negligence.

4.  Deaths occurring while taking the work capacity pack test.

5.  Deaths occurring during training.

Suicide is included as a "Line of Duty Death" only when medically
documented as a result of an illness or injury on an incident (s).

**Group LDD:** Multiple fatalities in the line of duty on the same
incident.

**Support:** The workforce related to supporting wildand fire fighters.

1.  The individual must at one time have been a wildland firefighter and
    has died.

2.  The individual must have worked within the wildland fire program and
    has died.

## STANDARD MARKER FORMAT: 

## LDD Marker 

Type: Concrete base and border with granite inset.

Size: 6 by 12 inches. Group Stones (see below) start at 18 by 24 inches.

Medallion: A weather-resistant eternal flame medallion will be located
in the upper left corner of the marker.

Inscription within the granite inset:

**Name**

**Fire Name**

**Date**

**Optional information** (within a 30-character space, ½ inch letters)

### Font type will stay the same but font size will vary, dependent on situation

Letter can be reduced as small as ½ inches

**Group LDD Marker:**

Multiple-fatality incidents will be recognized by one commemorative
marker that includes the names of all those who died in that incident.
When the fatality involves any federal employees, this marker will be
paid for by the federal government. Stones to recognize individuals of
multiple fatalities fires will be paid for privately. If stones that
recognize individuals were paid for by the federal government before a
group stone is proposed, the group stone will be paid for privately.

**Support Marker**:

Support marker size and type standards are same as line of duty death,
except without medallion. Minimum inscription standards for support:

**Name**

**Relationship to fire community**

**Agency or affiliation**

**Optional information**

## ORDERING/PURCHASING MARKERS

The MTG, on behalf of the NIFC Governing Board, is responsible for
arranging and ordering the federal LDD and Group LDD markers. BLM, as
the host agency at NIFC, will finance all federal LDD markers.
Non-federal LDD markers and all support markers (federal or non-federal)
will be arranged, ordered and paid for by the WFF.

Please submit applications for federal LDD markers to the NIFC MTG,
(208) 387-5512, [www.nifc.gov](http://www.nifc.gov/) and applications
for non-federal LDD markers and all support markers (federal and
non-federal) to the WFF (208) 336-2996,
[www.wffoundation.org](http://www.wffoundation.org/).

Wildland Firefighters Monument

Commemorative Marker Application

Person(s) to be commemorated:\
Date of death:

Did this person die as a result of working on a wildland fire incident?
Yes \_\_ No\_\_

If yes, incident name and location and *attach documentation*:

What organization or agency did this person work for?:

Position(s) in the fire community:

How did this person contribute most to the wildland firefighting
community?

The stone will contain the person's name, incident or position, and date
of death. Is there any other specific text you would like included on
the stone? (Limit of 30 characters):

Please indicate any preference for where the marker is placed in the
monument:

(*Attach a diagram if necessary*)

Name of applicant:

Relationship to person to be commemorated:

Phone contact: e-mail:

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Signature Date

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*The space below is to be completed by the NIFC Monument Task Group*

Fed or non-Fed: Decision & Notes:

LDD or support:

Group: Additional Text:

Location:

Cost to be covered by:

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Signature Monument Task Group Chair Date