/PRNewswire/ -- For over thirty years the inscription beneath the JK Boots emblem has stood as a commitment to quality: Crafted by Hand, Proven by Flame. Yet on Saturday afternoon, August 1, the flames reached the Spokane-based firm right at its own doorstep.

By evening, winds reaching 50 mph had driven the fire across the Spokane River and into residential areas. Roughly 60,000 residents within city limits received evacuation orders. The bootmaker on East Sprague Avenue, long known for supplying hotshots, smokejumpers, helitack teams and hand crews nationwide, now watched its own clients defend their hometown.

JK Boots has now started the Home Front relief program, a three-part effort designed to assist firefighters on the front lines and families who have lost homes:

Fifty pairs of handmade boots provided free to active firefighting staff. Firefighters may visit JK Headquarters for fittings and depart with new boots. The retail value exceeds 25,000 dollars at no cost. JK is also delivering boots straight to Base Camp when crews cannot reach headquarters.
Home Front Day on Wednesday, August 5. All profits from every sale at stores, online and through dealers will go to the Innovia Foundation Spokane Complex Wildfire Response Fund.
A firefighter recharge station now open at JK Boots headquarters, 10220 East Sprague Avenue, supplying hot meals, coffee, water, wash facilities and a cool-down area. Hours run from 7:00 am to 9:00 pm.

"The fire reached our own community," said Tim Khadzhi of JK Boots. "We have long produced boots for the crews who advance into these blazes. They protect us. This is the smallest return we can offer."

Media Availability: B-roll of boot production and firefighter fittings is ready, and JK Boots can host on-site interviews and camera crews during fittings at its Spokane Valley headquarters. Contact William to arrange.

DETAILS
Free boots for active fire personnel Beginning at once, while supplies last (50 pairs), walk in for a fitting or call or text ahead for a crew. Phone: (509) 219-8950.

Firefighter recharge station Open 7:00 am to 9:00 pm at JK Boots HQ, 10220 E Sprague Ave, Spokane Valley, WA 99206. Text (509) 219-8950 for entry.

Home Front Day Wednesday, August 5, from 12:00 a.m. to 11:59 p.m. All profits from every sale go to the Innovia Foundation Spokane Complex Wildfire Response Fund.

How the public can assist Shop at any JK Boots store or on the company site on August 5, or give directly to the Innovia Foundation Spokane Complex Wildfire Response Fund.

SOURCE JK Boots