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Memorial Set For National Park Service Firefighter Killed In Ferguson Fire

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By NPT Staff - August 3rd, 2018
Brian Hughes was killed with a tree fell on him while fighting the Ferguson Fire/NPS HO

A memorial service for fallen firefighter Brian Hughes is set for Saturday morning in Fresno, California/NPS

A memorial service will be held on Saturday to pay honor to Captain Brian Hughes, 33, of Hilo, Hawaii and Squaw Valley, California, who died Sunday while battling the Ferguson wildfire outside Yosemite National Park.

A member of the Arrowhead Interagency Hotshot Crew, Hughes died when a tree fell on him Sunday morning. The service will be held at the Valdez Hall at the Fresno Convention Center, beginning at 11 a.m.

Hughes is survived by his parents, sister, and fiancé Paige, who is three months pregnant with their first child. A GoFundMe page has been set up to provide for Paige and their child.

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