Firefighter killed while battling New Mexico wildfire Share Updated: 1:01 PM MDT Jun 3, 2021
The latest breaking updates, delivered straight to your email inbox. Share Updated: 1:01 PM MDT Jun 3, 2021 A U.S. Forest Service firefighter was killed while battling a fire in New Mexico. According to a news release Tim Hart, who was a smokejumper with the Forest Service, died from injuries he sustained on May 24, while responding to the Eicks Fire in Hildago County. “Our hearts go out to Tim’s family, loved ones, friends, fellow Forest Service employees, and the entire wildland fire community and I ask that you keep them in your thoughts and prayers during this time of sorrow while respecting the family’s privacy,” the release read.Hart worked for the Bureau of Land Management on the Ruby Mountain Hotshot Crew based in Nevada.
Montana smokejumper dies in New Mexico fire
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and last updated 2021-06-03 14:34:37-04
The U.S. Forest Service has confirmed the death of wildland firefighter Tim Hart while fighting a fire in New Mexico.
Hart, a USFS smokejumper, died from injuries sustained on May 24 while responding to the Eicks Fire in Hildago County, New Mexico.
Hart began his wildland firefighting career in 2006 on the Coconino National Forest and then the Fremont-Winema National Forest as an Engine Crew Member.
In 2009, he joined the Shoshone National Forest as a Lead Forestry Technician on an engine and in 2010 detailed to the Asheville Interagency Hotshot Crew as a Lead Firefighter.
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