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Three wildland firefighters have died and two others were injured while battling the Knowles and Gore fires near the Colorado-Utah border Saturday.
The body of Lt. Isai Huerta, who lost his life while fighting a fire Sunday, was returned to Odessa in an honor escort from Lubbock to Sunset Memorial Gardens Funeral Home Wednesday afternoon. Many
GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. (KJCT) -A public procession was held Monday in Grand Junction to honor three firefighters killed over the weekend while battling a wildfire in Mesa County. The procession began at Community Hospital, passed by Dos Rios Park and ended in Orchard Mesa.
The bodies of fallen firefighters Emily Barker, Nick Hutcherson and Sydney Watson were transported Monday afternoon to Snyder Funeral Home. Their journey was witnessed by hundreds of mourners.
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WATCH LIVE: Procession held for firefighters who died responding to Mesa County
A procession is being held at 4 p.m., Monday, for the three federal firefighters who lost their lives responding to the Knowles and Gore Fires on Saturday.
