Gore fire

The U.S. Department of the Interior announced the names of firefighters who died battling wildfires in Mesa County, Colorado. Two additional firefighters were injured and are receiving medical care. They were responding to the Knowles and Gore Fires.

Three federal firefighters were killed in Mesa County while battling the Snyder fire. Two of the firefighters were part of the Rifle Helitack crew assigned to the Knowles and Gore fires, which were overtaken by a fire that originated in Utah.

Three firefighters were killed and two injured while battling wildfires on the Colorado-Utah border, where hot and windy conditions caused flames to overtake them during a burnover. The incident occurred during efforts to contain the merged Knowles, Gore, and Snyder fires, which have burned over 44 square miles. Additional wildfires, including the Cottonwood Fire in Utah, are intensifying due to extreme weather.

Three firefighters were killed and two injured while battling wildfires on the Colorado-Utah border during a burnover incident in Mesa County, Colorado. The incident occurred as part of efforts to combat the merged Knowles, Gore, and Snyder fires, with hot and windy conditions exacerbating the situation.

Three firefighters were killed and two others injured while responding to wildfires along the Colorado-Utah border. The US Wildland Fire Service, established in January to coordinate wildfire efforts, reported the incident during a joint response to the Knowles and Gore fires.

Three firefighters were killed and two injured while responding to the Knowles and Gore wildfires along the Colorado-Utah border. The US Wildland Fire Service, established in January to coordinate wildfire efforts, confirmed the joint response to the blazes.

Three firefighters were killed and two injured while battling wildfires on the Colorado-Utah border, with the U.S. Wildland Fire Service reporting the incident involving the Knowles and Gore fires. The western U.S. faces intensified wildfire activity, including the large Cottonwood Fire in Utah, amid record-low snowpack and severe drought conditions.

Three federal firefighters were killed and two injured in a wildfire near the Colorado-Utah border due to a burnover incident. The incident involved the Knowles and Gore fires, which merged to form the Snyder Mesa Fire, burning over 28,000 acres. Colorado Governor Jared Polis declared a disaster emergency, authorizing the National Guard in Mesa County.