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Investigation says understaffing and unexpected fire behavior led to firefighter deaths

George Mitchell
Reporter · Saturday, November 14, 2026 at 12:26 AM · 1 min read
Investigation says understaffing and unexpected fire behavior led to firefighter deaths — McDonough Community news

Unexpected fire behavior, chronic understaffing, a lack of trained employees and a new policy to quash fires quickly were among the factors that contributed to the deaths of four helitack firefighters as they battled a blaze in western Colorado in…

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Saturday, November 14, 2026

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