Located on an acre of land on the grounds of the National Interagency Fire Center in Boise, Idaho, it was dedicated on May 25, 2000.

[1] In early July 1994, fourteen firefighters were killed fighting the South Canyon Fire on Storm King Mountain, near Glenwood Springs, Colorado.

[1] Three eight-foot (2.4 m) tall, bronze statues of firefighters, which were designed and created by American sculptor Lawrence Nowlan, are the centerpiece of the monument.

Ted Rex used a large front-end loader to gather several larger rocks, one weighing four tons which required the largest crane in Boise to place.

A walkway, with commemorative granite stones inscribed with the names of donors and other supporters, brings visitors through the park leads to the memorial.