Memorial service to honor firefighters killed on Colorado-Utah border
The service will honor Emily Barker, Nick Hutcherson and Sydney Watson as crews continue battling four major wildfires across the state.
- Today, a memorial service for firefighters Emily Barker, Nick Hutcherson, and Sydney Watson occurs at 11 a.m. at Las Colonias Park Amphitheater in Grand Junction, Colorado, honoring the three who died battling the Knowles Fire.
- Barker, Hutcherson, and Watson were killed on June 27 after being overcome by flames while battling the Knowles Fire in Mesa County, where they were assigned to a Helitack crew preventing remote fires from growing.
- Friends and agencies described the trio as trailblazers; the Kaibab National Forest and university officials expressed heartbreak over the loss of Hutcherson, who served in the Navy, and Barker, an industry expert.
- Stretched thin by four mega fires burning more than 157,000 acres, Colorado Governor Jared Polis warned the state is braced for a long fire season and urged residents to double-check alert systems.
- With no rain in sight, officials warn that nine out of 10 fires are human-caused, urging residents to exercise extreme caution as conditions threaten communities like Ouray and Cahone.
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Memorial service to honor firefighters killed on Colorado-Utah border
Three firefighters killed while battling a blaze on the Colorado-Utah border will be honored with a public memorial service Sunday in Colorado.
Three firefighters killed in Snyder fire honored at Grand Junction memorial
GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. The three firefighters killed in the Snyder Fire west of Grand Junction last month were remembered and honored during a memorial service Sunday.Federal firefighters Emily Barker, 38, Nick Hutcherson, 27, and Sydney Watson, 27, were killed June 27 fighting the more than 30,000-acre wildfire on the Colorado-Utah state line.Authorities said they were trying to shield themselves from flames by deploying tent-like shelters when …
Three firefighters who died while fighting the flames on the Colorado-Utah border are being remembered as brave heroes who pioneered their sectors.
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