07/11/2026
🔥 This is what a community looks like. 🔥
On May 26th, wildfire swept through our community, leaving behind scorched ground, destroyed, homes, fences, and created a lot of uncertainty. Among those affected was a fellow veteran whose property—and livestock fencing—had been devastated.
Instead of asking, “Who’s going to fix it?” our community asked, “When do we start?”
Volunteers showed up with shovels, tractors, side-by-sides, excavators, gloves, sweat, and servant hearts. Families, neighbors, veterans, and complete strangers stood shoulder to shoulder under the Idaho sun, digging out burned railroad ties, setting new posts, stretching fence, hauling concrete, and rebuilding what the fire tried to take away.
There wasn’t a paycheck waiting.
There wasn’t any recognition being sought.
Just good people helping good people.
As the owner of Highmark Fence & Tractor Service, I couldn’t be more humbled to be a small part of a day like this. We build fences every day—but this wasn’t about fencing. It was about service, sacrifice, and community.
Watching dozens of people come together reminded me that even after disaster, hope is stronger than ashes.
To every volunteer, every business that donated equipment or materials, including but not limited to a VERY generous donation from IDLE RANCH, every person who brought water, food, or simply showed up to work—thank you. You made a lasting difference for a veteran who needed it.
This is Idaho.
This is what neighbors do.
This is what America is supposed to look like.
Idaho Roots. American Grit. Quality Without Compromise.
