A young wildfire fighter who was killed by a falling tree in B.C.’s southern Interior on Thursday is being remembered by friends, family and community leaders as a kind, selfless woman committed to protecting the province and those who call it home.
Devyn Gale, 19, died after being trapped beneath a tree while clearing brush near a small fire in a remote area outside Revelstoke, B.C., on Thursday.
Her brother, Nolan Gale, posted a tribute to his sister on Instagram early Friday.
“Devyn was an amazing sister. She was so kind and thoughtful. She had the best head on her shoulders between herself, my other sister … and I. She was careful, considerate, hardworking. She was smarter and better at what she did than she gave herself credit for,” he wrote.
This is a young woman who had her whole life ahead of her. She obviously loved the outdoors and had a strong calling to public service, to stepping up for her friends and neighbours. The whole community is reeling. The province is in mourning for her death — that someone so selfless could die during this kind of work.
“On behalf of all British Columbians, I want to say thank you to her.”
A young wildfire fighter who was killed by a falling tree in B.C.’s southern Interior on Thursday is being remembered by friends, family and community leaders as a kind, selfless woman committed to protecting the province and those who call it home
Devyn Gale, 19, died after being trapped beneath a tree while clearing brush near a small fire in a remote area outside Revelstoke, B.C., on Thursday.
Her brother, Nolan Gale, posted a tribute to his sister on Instagram early Friday.
“Devyn was an amazing sister. She was so kind and thoughtful. She had the best head on her shoulders between herself, my other sister … and I. She was careful, considerate, hardworking. She was smarter and better at what she did than she gave herself credit for,” he wrote.
This is a young woman who had her whole life ahead of her. She obviously loved the outdoors and had a strong calling to public service, to stepping up for her friends and neighbours. The whole community is reeling. The province is in mourning for her death — that someone so selfless could die during this kind of work.
“On behalf of all British Columbians, I want to say thank you to her.”
