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Three Firefighting Personnel Killed While Protecting
the Citizen’s of Colorado
 Centennial
– Fire Chief Terry DeVore and firefighter John
Schwartz, Jr. of the Olney Springs Volunteer Fire
Department were killed late yesterday afternoon
while fighting the Ordway wildland fire. Gert Marais
of Fort Benton, Montana, a Colorado State Forest
Service contract pilot was killed when his Single
Engine Air Tanker (SEAT) crashed while fighting the
wildland fire at Fort Carson. 
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In Memory of a
Fallen Firefighter
A memorial wreath was placed on
Highway 115 at the final resting place of Air Tanker
CO-1, in memory of a fellow firefighter and pilot
who gave his life on April 15, 2008, in the line of
duty.
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Firefighters Honor
One of Their Own
GREELEY
— Volunteer Fire Capt. Shane Stewart was remembered
in Greeley on Thursday as a fellow with an impish
grin, a mischievous streak and a kind-hearted father
of two who went out of his way to help others.
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In Memoriam -
Division Chief Marc R. Mullenix
MARC R.
MULLENIX,
husband, father and dear friend, died January 28,
2008, in Mancos, Colorado. He was 50 years old.
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USFA Releases Fire-Related
Firefighter Injuries Report
February 29, 2008 – Twice as many firefighters are
injured each year performing fireground duties as
there are fire injuries to the civilian population,
according to a new report issued today by the
Department of Homeland Security’s U.S. Fire
Administration (USFA).
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Contributing Factors
to Firefighter Line of Duty Death in the U.S.
February 11, 2008 - The United States Fire
Administration (USFA) worked with the International
Association of Fire Fighters (IAFF) in a project to
enhance risk management capability of local fire
departments. The goal of this initiative was to
enable fire departments to design effective risk
management programs based on community hazards and
service commitment, enhance firefighter safety, and
provide tools for continual evaluation of emergency
response systems.
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