Firefighters Killed After Deploying Emergency Shelters in Wildfire. Here’s Why It’s Raising Concern
The three firefighters were part of a helicopter crew battling a fire that has burned about 44 square miles, officials said.
- On Saturday, three Helitack crew members died after being overrun by a wildfire on the Colorado-Utah border while attempting to deploy emergency shelters, according to the U.S. Department of the Interior.
- The victims were Emily Barker, 38, of Clinton Township, Michigan; Nick Hutcherson, 27, of Glendale, Arizona; and Sydney Watson, 26, of Warrior, Alabama, all of whom deployed emergency shelters as a 'last resort' but did not survive the flames.
- Jim Roth, who lost his brother in 1994, called the 25-year-old fire shelter design a core concern as these deaths arrive near the 13th anniversary of the Yarnell Hill Fire.
- Two additional crew members remain hospitalized in stable condition; on Monday, a procession of fire trucks honored the fallen in Grand Junction, Colorado, with officials from fire agencies saluting.
- Wildfires have burned more than 4,800 square miles this year, prompting the National Interagency Fire Center to raise the national preparedness level to 4, while U.S. Wildland Fire Service Chief Brian Fennessy defended the crew's decision-making.
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GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. (AP) — Three firefighters killed over the weekend in a wildfire along the Colorado-Utah border were trying to shield themselves from flames by deploying tent-like shelters when they were overcome, authorities said. The firefighters were part of a specialized crew that goes into remote areas by helicopter to quickly put out new and rapidly escalating wildfires, federal officials said Monday. Their deaths Saturday came almost…
COLORADO, (KTLO)-- Another uncontained fire is burning on the Utah-Colorado border, known as the 'Snyder Fire,' near Grand County. The fire has burned 30,000 acres and, as you may recall, started in Utah and spread to Colorado. It has been burning here in our state since Saturday and has claimed the lives of three firefighters. The post The fire that claimed the lives of 3 firefighters on the Utah-Colorado border continues to grow appeared first…
Firefighters killed in Western wildfire were trying to shield themselves from flames
BEAVER, Utah (AP) — Three firefighters killed over the weekend in a wildfire along the Colorado-Utah border were trying to shield themselves from flames by deploying tent-like shelters when they were overcome, authorities said.
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