Two firefighters died and two others were injured Monday while fighting the Blue Ribbon wildfire in northern Florida, officials said.
The deaths occurred in Hamilton County near the Florida-Georgia border, the Division of Forestry said late Monday.
WJXT-TV reported that according to its sources the two men were on tractors trying cut fire lines in the ground to stop the fire from spreading when the flames overtook them.
The names of the firefighters have not yet been released pending family notification. Read more HERE and HERE.
May GOD bless these heroic men and watch over and comfort their families. It is a tragic loss for the wildland firefighting community.
ReplyDeleteDane C. Apgar
Dep Dist. Firewarden
NJ Forest Fire Service
May GOD bless these heroic men and watch over and comfort their families. It is a tragic loss for the wildland firefighting community.
ReplyDeleteDane C. Apgar
Dep Dist. Firewarden
NJ Forest Fire Service