07/20/2023
On Thursday evening our hearts broke.
Devyn Gale was an initial attack crew member out of the Columbia Fire Zone in Revelstoke.
She was a trusted colleague, a loving friend, a beloved sibling and a cherished daughter.
She personified the iconic Reds and Blues of wildland firefighting in British Columbia: she was bravery, grit, hard work, determination, leadership and selflessness.
She was one of us. She was the heart of us.
It is hard to articulate the connectedness of a community like ours. We work shoulder to shoulder for long hours in extremely challenging circumstances. Those experiences change you, they connect you, they sustain you.
On Thursday night we learned we had lost one of our own.
Tragically, Devyn passed away due to injuries sustained while fighting a wildfire. She died in service of her community protecting the people of British Columbia.
On behalf of the entire BC Wildfire Service we wish to recognize and honour the Gale family.
To Philomena, Graham, Nolan and Kayln we are with you however you need us in the days, weeks, months and years to come.
The Gale family have shared the following beautiful words with us, and by extension all of you, about their daughter and sister:
โ๐๐๐ฏ๐ฒ๐ง ๐ฐ๐๐ฌ ๐๐ง ๐๐ฆ๐๐ณ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ฌ๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ๐๐ซ ๐๐ง๐ ๐ฅ๐จ๐ฏ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐๐ฎ๐ ๐ก๐ญ๐๐ซ. ๐๐ก๐ ๐ฐ๐๐ฌ ๐ฌ๐จ ๐ค๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐ง๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐จ๐ฎ๐ ๐ก๐ญ๐๐ฎ๐ฅ. ๐๐ก๐ ๐ฐ๐๐ฌ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐ฆ๐จ๐ฌ๐ญ ๐ฌ๐๐ง๐ฌ๐ข๐๐ฅ๐ ๐๐ฆ๐จ๐ง๐ ๐ฎ๐ฌ ๐ญ๐ก๐ซ๐๐ ๐ฌ๐ข๐๐ฅ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ฌ. ๐๐ก๐ ๐ฐ๐๐ฌ ๐๐๐ซ๐๐๐ฎ๐ฅ, ๐๐จ๐ง๐ฌ๐ข๐๐๐ซ๐๐ญ๐ ๐๐ง๐ ๐ก๐๐ซ๐ ๐ฐ๐จ๐ซ๐ค๐ข๐ง๐ . ๐๐ก๐ ๐ฐ๐๐ฌ ๐ฌ๐ฆ๐๐ซ๐ญ๐๐ซ ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐๐ญ๐ญ๐๐ซ ๐๐ญ ๐ฐ๐ก๐๐ญ ๐ฌ๐ก๐ ๐๐ข๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ง ๐ฐ๐ก๐๐ญ ๐ฌ๐ก๐ ๐ ๐๐ฏ๐ ๐ก๐๐ซ๐ฌ๐๐ฅ๐ ๐๐ซ๐๐๐ข๐ญ ๐๐จ๐ซ. ๐๐๐ฏ๐ฒ๐ง ๐ฐ๐๐ฌ ๐๐ง ๐จ๐ฎ๐ญ๐ฌ๐ญ๐๐ง๐๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ข๐ซ๐ ๐ฒ๐๐๐ซ ๐๐ข๐ซ๐๐๐ข๐ ๐ก๐ญ๐๐ซ, ๐ ๐ฌ๐ญ๐ซ๐จ๐ง๐ ๐ฅ๐๐๐๐๐ซ ๐๐ฆ๐จ๐ง๐ ๐ก๐๐ซ ๐ฉ๐๐๐ซ๐ฌ ๐ข๐ง ๐ฐ๐ข๐ฅ๐๐๐ข๐ซ๐ ๐๐ง๐ ๐ฐ๐๐ฌ ๐จ๐ง ๐ก๐๐ซ ๐ฐ๐๐ฒ ๐ญ๐จ ๐๐๐๐จ๐ฆ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ ๐๐จ๐ฆ๐ฉ๐๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐๐ญ๐ ๐ง๐ฎ๐ซ๐ฌ๐. ๐๐ ๐๐ซ๐ ๐ฌ๐จ ๐ ๐ซ๐๐ญ๐๐๐ฎ๐ฅ ๐ญ๐จ ๐ก๐๐ฏ๐ ๐ ๐ซ๐จ๐ฐ๐ง ๐ฎ๐ฉ ๐๐๐ฌ๐ข๐๐ ๐ก๐๐ซ. ๐๐ ๐๐ซ๐ ๐ ๐ซ๐๐ญ๐๐๐ฎ๐ฅ ๐๐จ๐ซ ๐๐ฏ๐๐ซ๐ฒ๐ญ๐ก๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ฌ๐ก๐โ๐ฌ ๐๐จ๐ง๐ ๐๐จ๐ซ ๐ฎ๐ฌ ๐๐ง๐ ๐จ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ซ๐ฌ, ๐๐จ๐ฆ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐๐ญ๐๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐จ๐ฎ๐ญ ๐จ๐ ๐ค๐ข๐ง๐๐ง๐๐ฌ๐ฌ ๐ฐ๐ข๐ญ๐ก ๐ง๐จ ๐๐ฑ๐ฉ๐๐๐ญ๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐๐จ๐ซ ๐ซ๐๐๐ข๐ฉ๐ซ๐จ๐๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง. ๐๐ก๐ ๐ญ๐ซ๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐๐ข๐๐งโ๐ญ ๐๐๐ฌ๐๐ซ๐ฏ๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ข๐ฌ. ๐๐ ๐ฅ๐จ๐ฏ๐ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ ๐๐๐ฏ๐ฒ๐ง ๐๐ง๐ ๐ฐ๐ ๐ก๐จ๐ฉ๐ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ ๐๐ซ๐ ๐จ๐ค๐๐ฒ ๐ฐ๐ก๐๐ซ๐๐ฏ๐๐ซ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ ๐๐ซ๐ ๐ง๐จ๐ฐ.โ
As we turn into the dawn, there is more hard work ahead and many communities who need us. It is hard to comprehend how we move forward after such a loss, but we find the strength to do so through Devynโs extraordinary example, in her memory and her name.
Devyn Gale. Colleague. Friend. Sister. Daughter. Hero.
-
In memory of Devyn the family encourage donations to the Revelstoke Community Foundation, to allow her vibrant legacy to live forever in the Revelstoke Community.
โข Online: https://revelstokecommunityfoundation.com/donate/
โข E-transfer: [email protected]
โข Cash or cheque donation at Mackenzie Dental Centre in Revelstoke
