Identities of 3 firefighters killed in Utah wildfires are released

MESA COUNTY, Colo — Three firefighters from three different states died on Saturday while battling a fire at the border of Utah and Colorado, and their names were released Monday.

Emily Barker, 38, from Clinton Township, Michigan, was assigned to the United States Forest Service Rifle Helitack.

Nick Hutcherson, 27, from Glendale, Arizona, was assigned to the U.S. Forest Service Kaibab National Forest.

And 26-year-old Sydney Watson, from Warrior, Alabama, was also assigned to the U.S. Wildland Fire Service Rifle Helitack.

Two other firefighters were injured in the fire, now called the Snyder Fire, and were being treated for injuries that were not disclosed, according to a release from the Department of the Interior and the Forest Service.

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