Three wildland firefighters killed deploying shelters durin…
Vehicle Fire Of Glendale Colorado in of Glendale, Colorado: Three wildland firefighters were killed Saturday while fighting the Snyder Fire along the Colorado-Utah border when they were overcome by flames after deploying emergency shelters. The firefighters were part of a specialized Helitack crew dropped into remote areas by helicopter to suppress new fires. Two other crew members sustained burn injuries and were hospitalized in stable condition in the Denver area. A procession carrying the bodies traveled through Grand Junction, Colorado, on Monday.