Three federal firefighters killed in Colorado wildfire near…

Vehicle Fire Cottonwood Colorado in Cottonwood, Colorado: Three U.S. government firefighters were killed when their elite helicopter-based crew became trapped in a fast-growing wildfire near the Colorado-Utah border on Saturday, June 27, 2026. Five firefighters, including the three who died, deployed tentlike emergency shelters as flames overran their position. The two survivors were hospitalized with burn injuries. The deaths prompted scrutiny of the Trump administration's new federal fire service and its revival of a 'full suppression' policy.