Help Eric’s House: GoFundMe launched by Alberta wildland firefighters [Video]

Several Alberta wildland firefighters have joined together to raise money for a Calgary facility that offers services and support to adults with disabilities.  

The goal is to raise $5,000 for Eric’s House, located in the Fairview industrial area.

Jeremy Sloan is one of the firefighters participating in the fundraiser.

Wildland firefighters work to supress fires in remote locations, so Sloan says they’re typically out of the public eye.

“We sometimes aren’t involved with the communities as much,” he said.

“We’re only seen en route to fires. With being so busy, it was kind of hard to do anything volunteer-wise, so a fundraiser seemed like the appropriate response to that.”

Eric’s House is close to Sloan’s family; his younger brother Nathan was one of the organization’s first clients.

“He was born with autism and Down syndrome; he’s non-verbal and he has some vision problems, but he’s able to get around, he recognizes voices and he’s a joy to be around,” said Sloan.

“He loves coming to …