'Doing What He Loved': Firefighter Killed in Southwest Montana Planned to Retire This Year

'Doing what he loved': Firefighter killed in southwest Montana planned to retire this year

Ruben Gonzalez Romero planned to retire after one more season as a firefighter.

Montana procession to escort fallen wildland firefighter from Keizer - Salem Reporter

Ruben Gonzalez Romero planned to retire after one more season as a firefighter. For 20 years, he joined crews to take on wildfires throughout the West, living in Keizer during the season. On Sunday, Aug. 24, his 20-person crew set out for their first day on yet another fire – the Biven Creek Fire in national forestland in Montana. At some point, the 64-year-old Gonzalez suffered a cardiac emergency. And despite immediate attention from the team’…

Montana procession to escort fallen wildland firefighter from Keizer

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