Dave Merrifield's Cancer/Surgery

Dave Merrifield is a retired Battalion Chief and Incident Commander from the US Forest Service, Lassen National Forest. He spent his entire career (34 years) fighting fire and managing large fires, as well as 14 years (after retirement) in the interagency dispatch organization on the Six Rivers National Forest. Dave was also a veteran of the US National Guard. He spent his working years as a public servant in Fire Management and worked with many other fire agencies over his career.  Dave was very devoted to fire prevention and is a close friend of Smokey Bear!

Dave sacrificed everything during his career, and now it is time for us to give back to him.

Our dear friend, Dave Merrifield, has been diagnosed with Esophageal Cancer and has received radiation and chemotherapy treatments. Soon, he will need to have surgery to remove the blockage. For this procedure, he will be going to UC San Francisco and will need to spend at least 10 days recovering in the hospital.  The expenses in San Francisco are astronomical. Dave & Kathy could use the support of their friends & fire family to help with these expenses.  The hotel, transportation, food, parking fees, etc. amount to upwards of $10,000.

PLEASE use gofundme to donate anything you can to assist our loving friends during this difficult time.