My review of the ioSafe external hard drive was probably the most fun I’ve had here at Gear Diary.  The product’s performance made a lot of us at Gear Diary say “wow.”

Now the company’s CEO has made me say “wow” again.

An August 30th fire near Highway 49 in Auburn California caused ioSafe’s CEO, Rob Moore  to take notice, mostly because his home was very close to it.  63 homes were destroyed in the blaze the covered more than 340 acres, and although Moore’s house, which was just 1/4 mile from the flames, was spared, he and his family were forced to evacuate the area.

Now ioSafe is giving back.  The company which makes the world’s first water and fire resistant external drive has offered to donate a brand new ioSafe drive to each of the victims of the 49 fire.

Moore says “if people can protect themselves before a disaster, this is an easy way to protect things that insurance can’t get back for you.”

You can read more about the company’s plan to help here.