*Editor’s note: Memorial service for Tim Hart, smokejumper, West Yellowstone Smokejumper Base, Montana

Date:  Saturday, June 12, 2021
Time:  11:00 a.m. MDT
Physical Location:  Cody High School Football Field, 920 Beck Avenue, Cody, WY 82414
Cards and condolences: TimHartMemorial@gmail.com or Shoshone National Forest, 808 Meadow Lane Ave., Cody, WY 82414, care of "Tim Hart Memorial."

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A memorial ceremony to honor fallen smokejumper Tim Hart, who died due to injuries sustained on the Eicks Fire in New Mexico, will be held in Cody, Wyoming, on Saturday, June 12, 2021, at 11:00 a.m. MDT. Ceremonies to honor the contributions of employees who die in the line of duty are an important part of the agency’s culture and a tribute to the deceased and their family and friends.

Forest Service Chief Vicki Christiansen and agency representatives from the Northern, Rocky Mountain, and Southwestern Regions will attend Tim’s memorial to pay their respects. The memorial service will be live-streamed, and employees are invited to watch on their own time. The livestream will be cross shared on both the Custer Gallatin NF and Shoshone NF Facebook pages.

Additional information can be found at the Custer Gallatin National Forest webpage.

I am deeply saddened to share with you that Tim Hart, a smokejumper from the West Yellowstone Smokejumper Base in Montana, passed away last night as a result of injuries he sustained when jumping on the Eiks Fire in New Mexico on May 24.
 
Tim grew up in Illinois and lived with his wife in Cody, Wyoming. During his firefighting career Tim was an Engine Crew Member on the Coconino, Fremont-Winema, and Shoshone National Forests. He was a Lead Firefighter on the Asheville and Ruby Mountain (with the BLM) Hotshot Crews. He moved to Grangeville, Idaho as a Rookie Smokejumper in 2016. In 2019, he transitioned to West Yellowstone and the Custer Gallatin National Forest first as a Squad Leader and then as a Spotter. His life touched many people across the Forest Service and the wildland fire community. He will be greatly missed.
 
My heart goes out to Tim’s family, friends and colleagues, and I ask all of you to keep them in your thoughts and prayers. And, please continue to look out for each other.  I draw my strength, every day, from the compassion and dedication each of your exhibits in service to our nation. During times of great loss, as we and our partners have experienced over the past week, we pause to reflect on the lives we have lost and the void that can never be filled – and we hold on to, and sustain each other.

Chief Vicki Christiansen