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U.S. Forest Service Rifle Helitack crew
Coverage of U.S. Forest Service Rifle Helitack crew in the Nexus archive.
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- 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.
- 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.