Three wildland fire fatalities in Colorado
The IAWF sends our condolences to the families and co-workers of the three firefighters who died on two separate fires yesterday in Colorado.
Fire Chief Terry DeVore and firefighter John Schwartz, Jr. of the Olney Springs Volunteer Fire Department were killed on a fire near Ordway, CO. They were in their engine in heavy smoke and crossed a bridge which collapsed.
Gert Marais, of Fort Benton, Montana, was killed when his Single Engine Air Tanker crashed while fighting a wildland fire near Fort Carson, CO.
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