ST. GEORGE, Utah — A grassroots fundraising effort is supporting Pine Valley's all-volunteer fire department after 13 homes were destroyed in the Forsyth Fire, including the homes of two firefighters who continued battling the blaze after losing their own properties.

Hannah Beck, a cybersecurity and legal specialist from St. George, launched a T-shirt fundraising campaign to help the volunteer firefighters who receive no compensation for their service.

"It's very humbling. It's a very humbling experience to ask for help," Beck said.

Beck, who previously lost her home to a tornado in Georgia, understands the devastation firsthand. "A tornado has taken down my home before. And so I know what that's like to completely lose everything and having to start from scratch," she said.

The fund

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