Mother of fallen JFRD engineer planning 5K run/walk to give scholarships to future firefighters

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – The mother of a fallen Jacksonville firefighter is keeping her son’s legacy alive while offering a helping hand to the next generation.

“I felt like this is the perfect opportunity for us to come together again as a community, not only to celebrate Mike [Freeland’s] life,” Terona Feacher said about her son. “But to also give back to what we can do here for the community with our young people.”

Feacher is using a 5K run and walk to make a difference in addition to honoring her son, Mike Freeland, who died while on duty with JFRD in 2021…

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