A memorial service honoring smokejumper Tim Hart, who died from injuries sustained while responding to the Eicks fire in southern New Mexico, will be held on Saturday, June 12, in
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Montana smokejumper dies in New Mexico fire
U.S. Forest Service
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.