A portion of Interstate 15 has officially been named after a local firefighter killed after battling one of the largest fires in state history.
Cory Iverson was part of a strike team with Cal Fire San Diego on the front lines of the Thomas Fire in Fillmore, California, that ultimately covered nearly 282,000 acres. On Dec. 14, 2017, Cory Iverson died of smoke inhalation and thermal injuries, according to the Ventura County Medical Examiner’s Officer.
Now, the 32-year-old Escondido man has been given a new honor for his sacrifice – the CalFire Firefighter Cory Iverson Memorial Highway.
His memorial highway spans roughly four and a half miles from I-78 to Via Rancho Parkway. "Cory did fulfill his destiny, and he is not finished. He has made a name for himself bigger than he ever dreamed of and is changing lives around the world because of the man he was," Ashley Iverson, Cory Iverson’s wife, said at the road’s dedication ceremony Saturday.