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Colorado marks 32 years since Storm King tragedy as state mourns 3 firefighters killed in Snyder Fire
Colorado commemorates 32 years since the 1994 Storm King Mountain fire that killed 14 firefighters, while mourning three recent fatalities in the Snyder Fire. The victims included members of the Prineville Hotshots, Missoula and McCall Smokejumpers, and helitack crews, with names like Kathi Beck, Tamera Bickett, and others listed for the 1994 tragedy. Federal firefighters Emily Barker, Nick Hutcherson, and Sydney Watson were killed June 27 while battling the Snyder Fire.
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