A provocative analysis of the disastrous 2000 wildfire season in the northwest by wildland firefighter Ray Kresek. Every year since 1977 the Hall of Flame provides one or more rigs in the Fiesta Bowl Parade. The Bowl Committee rides on the Hall's 1930 Ahrens-Fox Quad. Museum founder George Getz drove the Fox until 1990, when he delegated the job to his grandson, also named George Getz. George, wife Dyan, son Chip, and daughter Alison sit in the driver's seat as the Fiesta Bowl Committee members climb aboard the Quad.
Boy scouts lead the way.
The Hall of Heroes opened on Saturday, October 24, 1998. Senator John McCain and Museum President George Getz formally opened the gallery. It contains photographs and citations for over 500 American firefighters on its walls, and honors over 1,500 firefighters who have died in the line of duty since 1981, when reliable national records began. It also includes many exhibits on the history or urban and wildland firefighting. Executive Director Peter Molloy and Museum President George Getz listen to Senator John McCain's remarks as he dedicates the National Firefighting Hall of Heroes.