Grand Junction Pays Tribute to Three Firefighters Lost in Snyder Fire
By Robert Garrison | Denver7
GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. — The three firefighters killed in the Snyder Fire west of Grand Junction last month were remembered and honored during a memorial service Sunday.
Federal firefighters Emily Barker, 38, Nick Hutcherson, 27, and Sydney Watson, 27, were killed June 27 fighting the more than 30,000-acre wildfire on the Colorado-Utah state line.
Authorities said they were trying to shield themselves from flames by deploying tent-like shelters when they were overcome.
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