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Three Firefighters Lost in Colorado Blaze | Birmingham News
Tragedy struck the wildland firefighting community as Sydney Watson, 27, of Warrior, Alabama, lost her life during the Knowles Fire in western Colorado — a burnover incident that also claimed the lives of fellow firefighters Emily Barker, 38, and Nick Hutcherson, 27. Two others were injured. The blaze merged into the Snyder Fire. A visitation and celebration of life are set for July 7 at Highpoint Community Church in Empire, with local fire departments honoring Sydney with an apparatus detail. In lieu of flowers, donations are requested for the Wildland Firefighter Foundation or the National…
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