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Firefighters Fallen, Forests Demand Action | Salt Lake City News
Three brave Utah firefighters lost their lives battling deadly wildfires on the Utah-Colorado border, sparking urgent calls for action from Congressman Blake Moore. Emily Barker, Nick Hutcherson, and Sydney Watson—ages 38, 27, and 26—perished while trying to shelter in an emergency structure that wasn’t enough. Their sacrifice underscores a worsening wildfire crisis across the West, with massive blazes like Utah’s 93,000-acre Cottonwood fire still burning. Moore honored their heroism and pushed for the bipartisan Fix Our Forests Act, already passed by the House, to speed up forest management…
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