Three firefighters killed in Mesa County wildfire while dep…

Vehicle Fire Colorado Today in Colorado: Three wildland firefighters were killed on Saturday when they were overcome by flames while deploying tent-like emergency shelters in a wildfire west of Grand Junction, Colorado. The firefighters were part of a specialized helicopter crew that responds to remote, rapidly escalating wildfires. Two others who were with them sustained burn injuries. The deaths occurred almost 13 years after the Yarnell Hill fire that killed 19 firefighters in Arizona.