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CWFM Remenbering California039s Fallen Wildland Firefighters CWFM The California Wildland Firefighter Memorial committee is a nonprofit 501c3 organization founded to support the creation of a physical tribute to the firefighters that have paid the ultimate sacrifice fighting wildland fires in the State of California. CONCEPTION The idea for this monument came about in 1995 when a group of retirees fire survivors CAL FIRE and the USDA Forest Service sought to repair and replace missing markers from the deadly Decker Fire of 1959 which killed 6 firefighters within the Santa Ana Mountains above Lake Elsinore. LOCATION The Memorial is located along Hwy 74 also known as the California Wildland Firefighter Memorial 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.