First-of-its-Kind Firefighter Aid Mission to Ukraine Successful | with Eric Hille

A few weeks back, we talked with Eric Hille, a San Miguel, California firefighter about his plans to take a team of volunteers to Ukraine. The mission, called Task Force Joint Guardian, would be the first-ever effort to send civilian firefighters and paramedics to an active overseas war zone. Eric served two tours in the Army, and coupled with his experience as a firefighter, has the right skill set to run this operation. He solicited donations of equipment and funds to start sending rotating teams to help the Ukrainian first responders.The first group was a success—they spent eight days working side-by-side with the Ukrainian firefighters. He’s now getting ready to send the second team. A third and fourth mission are being prepped. Eric Hille is an Engineer with the San Miguel Fire Department. He also runs the “US/Mexico Firefighters United” nonprofit aid organization.