Three Helitack firefighters killed by fast-moving wildfire…
Vehicle Fire Of Glendale Utah in of Glendale, Utah: Three U.S. Forest Service Helitack firefighters were killed and two others suffered burns when they were overcome by fast-moving flames after deploying emergency shelters during wildfire operations along the Colorado-Utah border on Saturday. The crew had been dropped into remote areas by helicopter to suppress new fires. Federal officials identified the deceased as Emily Barker, 38, of Clinton Township, Michigan; Nick Hutcherson, 27, of Glendale, Arizona; and Sydney Watson, 26, of Warrior, Alabama. The deaths occurred amid more than two dozen large fires burning across the U.S., with nearly 8,000 wildland firefighters deployed.