Standing Beside Those Who Stand on the Line
"Born from loss and built on love, the Eric Marsh Foundation provides immediate and ongoing support to wildland firefighters and their families — standing beside them long after the sirens fade."
Our Impact in 2025
Families Supported
Direct support to families who lost a wildland firefighter in the line of duty.
Injured Firefighters
Medical and recovery support for catastrophically injured wildland firefighters.
What We Provide
When a wildland firefighter is injured, when a family is grieving, or when the road ahead suddenly changes, waiting isn't an option. We step in quickly.
Immediate Financial Support
Covering immediate and vital needs — mortgage payments, groceries, travel costs, and essentials — so families can focus on healing, not bills. We step in before families have to ask.
Medical & Mental Health Care
Counseling, PTSD treatment, and long-term medical support for firefighters and family members navigating the aftermath of injury or loss. We fund what insurance won't cover.
Educational Scholarships
K–12 educational scholarships for children of fallen wildland firefighters. Education that changes a family's trajectory.
Long-term Family Support
We don't disappear after the first few weeks. Widow's retreats, ongoing check-ins, connection to a community that understands. We've been doing this since 2014 — because family care doesn't have an expiration date.
The foundation was established in 2014 following the tragic loss of Eric Marsh and the Granite Mountain Hotshots. Its creation addressed critical gaps in support — financial assistance, emotional care, and practical aid for affected families. Operating from Prescott, Arizona, the organization now serves wildland firefighters and their families throughout the United States.
In Their Words
You saw me, in my pain and offered help where others feared to tread. I'd felt unseen and forgotten.
Supported family member
I didn't think I needed you all, but I did. Thank you for the widow's retreat.
Wildland firefighter widow
You are making a huge difference and I am grateful for the Eric Marsh Foundation.
Firefighter family
A blessing... a godsend... HOPE, Grace, understanding.
Supported firefighter
Need Help? We're Here.
If you or your family need support, reach out. We serve active and retired wildland firefighters and their immediate families. We respond within 24 hours.
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Help Us Do More
Your generosity covers emergency needs, funds counseling and scholarships, and supports families navigating injury or loss. Every dollar goes directly to the people who need it.
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