We had an amazing turnout from our Individual and Corporate Sponsors at the Annual Austin Smith Foundation Dinner held on October 26th 2024.  It was an awesome night filled with dinner, drinks, live music and a great silent auction. We were able to hold such a wonderful event thanks to…

The Austin Smith Foundation was chosen to be a recipient of the St. Paul Rodeo Hall of Fame Dinner and Silent Auction on July 1st 2024. Thank you St. Paul Rodeo and the amazing community for their generosity during the St. Paul rodeo Hall of fame dinner & Auction. The…

Gracie Koch Gracie Koch was awarded a $3,500 scholarship through the Austin Smith Foundation. Gracie grew up in St. Paul, Oregon as the daughter of a third generation hop farmer. She attended St. Paul High School and had been active in her school and the St. Paul community through various…

The St. Paul Fire Department honored Austin Smith through a sign dedication ceremony on Sunday October 29th 2023. The St. Paul Fire Department completely redid their St Paul Fire Department sign out front of the Fire Department with a tribute to Firefighter Austin Smith.  The sign (picture below) is the…

We had an amazing turnout from our Individual and Corporate Sponsors at the First Annual Austin Smith Foundation Dinner held on October 29th 2023.  It was an awesome night filled with dinner, drinks, live music and a great auction. We were able to hold such a wonderful event thanks to…

The Austin Smith Foundation was chosen to be a recipient of the St. Paul Rodeo Hall of Fame Dinner and Silent Auction on June 29. The outpouring of love and support for the Austin Smith Foundation was incredible to see! The donations and bids helped us get closer to our…

Austin Smith of the Saint Paul Fire Department and Logan Taylor of Sasquatch Reforestation were honored at Oregon’s 2023 Fallen Firefighter Memorial Ceremony on June 15, 2023. The ceremony took place in Salem on the campus of the Department of Public Safety Standards and Training. Austin Smith and Logan Taylor\'s…

The Austin Smith Foundation is excited to announce our 2023 Austin Smith Foundation Scholarship Recipient, Wylie Bean. Wylie Bean is a 2023 St. Paul High School graduate. This scholarship will allow him to both attend college and work as a student firefighter at the same time. Wylie will be attending…

Austin Smith was honored at the 42nd National Fallen Firefighters Memorial Weekend on May 6-7, 2023, in Emmitsburg, Maryland. He was honored along with 79 firefighters who died in the line of duty in 2022 and 65 firefighters who died in previous years. (Photo courtesy of the National Fallen Firefighters…