![Fund for Firefighter Raises Nearly 50K in One Day](http://townsquare.media/site/49/files/2018/07/636685498321882597-636684941032066621-Firefighter-e1533049038817.jpg?w=980&q=75)
Fund for Firefighter Raises Nearly 50K in One Day
Brian Hughes, a member of the Arrowhead Interagency Hotshots - an elite crew of highly trained wildland firefighters - and a former wildland firefighter with the Larimer County Sheriff's Office, was killed this past Sunday when a tree fell on him while fighting the Ferguson fire in California. He leaves behind a fiance' who is three months' pregnant with their first child.
Friends and family of Brian set up a GoFundMe account to raise funds for Hughes' fiance' Paige and their child. The goal was $5-thousand. In one day, the account hit $49,557 dollars. As of this writing, it is now up to $78,104.
From the GoFundMe page: "Brian is a hero who not only gave his life fighting fires but gave back to our country by saving lives and property countless times through his 15-year career".
Source: Reporter-Herald
More From Retro 102.5
![Yellowstone Identifies Man Whose Foot Was Found in West Thumb Basin](http://townsquare.media/site/101/files/2022/11/attachment-46255443225_c2b2d58fee_o.jpg?w=980&q=75)
![Family Shares Video of Bear Spread Out in Yard, Eating a Snack](http://townsquare.media/site/102/files/2021/03/bear-bird-feeder.jpg?w=980&q=75)
![Colorado Woman Has Stroke After Delivering Baby](http://townsquare.media/site/509/files/2021/02/RS15783_489979600.jpg?w=980&q=75)
![Go Fund Me Set Up For Murdered Fort Collins Woman](http://townsquare.media/site/48/files/2021/02/DANIELLE.jpg?w=980&q=75)
![Man Accused Of Lighting 2 Cars On Fire West Of Greeley](http://townsquare.media/site/48/files/2021/01/MUGSHOT.jpg?w=980&q=75)
![5 Worst Fires in Colorado History — Now Includes Cameron Peak Fire](http://townsquare.media/site/51/files/2020/09/GettyImages-722476.jpg?w=980&q=75)
![Colorado Named One of the Top 10 Snobbiest States in America](http://townsquare.media/site/102/files/2020/08/colorado-snob.jpg?w=980&q=75)
![Fort Collins Based Company Sues California Company Over Payment Failure](http://townsquare.media/site/48/files/2020/05/76D1A381-B44C-45BC-955A-F2915874F080_4_5005_c.jpeg?w=980&q=75)
![Funny Video Shows 2 Elk Bulls Annihilating an Elk Warning Sign](http://townsquare.media/site/102/files/2020/05/bull-elk-sign.jpg?w=980&q=75)