Wildland fire fatalities surge; Grand Junction sits as western Colorado’s main city, a regional hub amid ongoing crisis and memorials for fallen firefighters.
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.