Knowles and Gore fires
Coverage of Knowles and Gore fires in the Nexus archive.
- Clinton Township native firefighter killed while battling Colorado wildfire returns home
Emily Barker, a 38-year-old Clinton Township firefighter with the U.S. Forest Service Rifle Helitack crew, was killed in a wildfire in western Colorado near the Utah border. Her remains were returned to Michigan on July 9, and the Detroit Fire Department honored her with an escort along I-94.
- Memorial service planned for 3 firefighters killed by wildfires
A memorial service is scheduled this weekend for three firefighters who lost their lives responding to the Knowles and Gore Fires on June 27. The service honors those killed in the wildfires.
- Memorial service planned for 3 firefighters killed by wildfires
A memorial service is scheduled for three firefighters who died responding to the Knowles and Gore Fires on June 27. The event will honor those who lost their lives in the wildfires.
- Clinton Township woman among 3 firefighters killed while battling Colorado wildfire, officials confirm
Three firefighters, including a 38-year-old woman from Clinton Township, were killed battling wildfires near the Colorado-Utah border. The incident occurred during a fast-moving burnover that trapped first responders, merging fires have burned over 28,000 acres, and the blaze remains 0% contained.
- Emotional procession held for 3 firefighters killed in wildfire on Utah border
A procession honored three firefighters killed in a wildfire on the Utah-Colorado border. The firefighters died in a burnover incident during an interagency response to the merged Snyder Mesa Fire, which has burned over 28,000 acres.
- Three firefighters die in Colorado blaze
Three wildland firefighters died while responding to the Knowles and Gore fires along the Colorado-Utah border on June 27. The firefighters were serving with the U.S. Forest Service and the U.S. Wildland Fire Service.
- 'Sacrifice will never be forgotten': Colorado, federal agencies mourn loss of 3 firefighters
Three federal firefighters were killed and two injured in a burnover on the Knowles and Gore fires near the Colorado-Utah line. The fires merged into the Snyder Mesa Fire, now over 28,000 acres, prompting condolences from multiple agencies and officials.
- 3 firefighters killed, 2 injured while tackling wildfires on the Colorado-Utah border
Three firefighters were killed and two injured while battling wildfires on the Colorado-Utah border. The incident occurred during efforts to contain the Knowles and Gore fires, with the U.S. Wildland Fire Service expressing grief over the loss.