MIDEWIN INTERAGENCY HOTSHOT CREW REPORTS FATALITY(Wilmington) April 25, 2004 -- One firefighter was killed and another severely injured in an accident that occurred while the Midewin Interagency Hotshot Crew was en route to their home base after being released from a fire … [Read more...]
STORM KING LESSONS: DISASTER LEADS TO NEW FIREFIGHTING RULES
GLENWOOD SPRINGS, Colo. - By the time Eric Hipke and the other firefighters turned to run, the fire on Storm King Mountain had swept below them and was roaring through shrubs as if they had been soaked in gasoline.Glowing orange embers swirled around the desperate men and women … [Read more...]
10TH ANNIVERSARY OF DEADLY STORM KING MOUNTAIN FIRE… REMEMBERED
Associated Press, 07-06-2004GLENWOOD SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) -- Parents and children of the 14 firefighters killed when a wildfire exploded and trapped them on Storm King mountain 10 years ago returned to the site of the tragedy on Tuesday to remember their loved ones. "It's kind of … [Read more...]