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California Wildland Firefighter Memorial (CWFM), Lake Elsinore, California
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The California Wildland Firefighter Memorial (CWFM) is a tribute to firefighters that have paid the ultimate sacrifice fighting wildland fires in the State of California.
Conception came about in 1995 when a group of retirees, fire survivors, CAL FIRE, and USDA Forest Service sought to repair and replace missing markers from the Decker Fire of 1959. This fire killed 6 firefighters within the Santa Ana Mountains above Lake Elsinore.
This Memorial is located along its dedicated highway, the Ortega Highway between Elsinore and San Juan Capistrano. A Forest Service picnic area is adjacent to the Memorial, where Highway 74 and the South Main Divide Road intersect.
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