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Three federally deployed wildland firefighters have died while battling fast-moving wildfires in Colorado and Utah. Two others were injured after shelter injuries as the Knowles, Gore, and Snyder Mesa fires merge, highlighting questions around a new U.S. Wildland Fire Service and the push for full suppression.
Thousands across the American West face evacuations and mounting stress as ongoing wildfires fueled by dry conditions and a lack of winter snow threaten homes and lives. More than 9,000 personnel are fighting 50+ large fires nationwide, with several communities moving to mandatory evacuations amid shifting winds.
A firefighter from Lincoln, Nebraska has died after a June burnover in Mesa County, Colorado. Three others died at the scene earlier this month, bringing Colorado’s wildfire fatalities to five this year. Officials say the western U.S. continues to contend with dozen large fires amid dry weather and erratic winds.