ICL Performance Products today donated $10,000 to the Wildland Firefighter Foundation to help support the families of the 19 members of the Granite Mountain Interagency Hotshot Crew who died on June 30 battling the 2,000-acre Yarnell Hill fire near Prescott, AZ. The Granite Mountain IHC is an elite unit of the Prescott Fire Department.
“The loss of these brave firefighters is the worst wildland firefighting tragedy in 80 years. It reminds us of the dangers that all firefighters face when protecting the lives and property of the citizens they serve,” said Edward D. Goldberg, Fire Safety Business Director, ICL Performance Products LP.
ICL Performance Products, makers of Phos-Chek®, the world’s leading brand of fire retardant, works closely with fire management agencies around the world to support fire fighters and their efforts to protect lives, property and infrastructure from wildfire.
