NYSSA — Precinct strategy for eastern Oregon and Malheur County is among the items on the agenda for this month’s meeting of Malheur County Republican Central Committee.
HAMPTON, Tenn. (WJHL) – For his Eagle Scout project, Seth Whitehead decided to create a new memorial for the four firefighters who lost their lives fighting a wildfire on Jenkins Mountain in 1954. A memorial dedication service was held at the Hampton-Valley Forge Fire Department on Saturday. Family members of the fallen firefighters were present […]
HAMPTON — It has been nearly 70 years, but a memorial to honor four young men who sacrificed their lives defending their community from a forest fire will be dedicated
ELIZABETHTON â Seth Whitehead, 14, is working on a project that is not only important in his own life, but also should have an impact on the community.
It is a project he is undertaking as a key part of his effort to become an Eagle Scout. Even more important, his project is designed to help a community remember four young men who died while working to defend the town of Hampton from a forest fire on Jenkins Mountain on Feb. 27, 1954.
Whitehead said the four who were killed include 15-year-old Robert Simerly, a volunteer with the Hampton/Valley Forge Volunteer Fire Department, and three employees of the Tennessee Division of Forestry: Herman Carden, Kenneth Pierce, and Jerry Woods. All three were 19 years old. Somehow, most people in the community have no knowledge of the tragedy, and Whitehead wants to change that by leading an effort to raise funds to purchase a memorial for the four young men.