Officials release names of three firefighters killed in Colorado wildfire

Emily Barker, Nick Hutcherson and Sydney Watson killed working to contain raging fires on Utah-Colorado border The US Department of Interior on Monday released the names of three firefighters who were killed while working to contain wildfires along the Utah-Colorado border. Two other firefighters who were part of the specialized helicopter-deployed crew were also injured in the blaze, although authorities did not identify them. Thirty-eight-year-old Emily Barker of Michigan, 27-year-old Nick Hutcherson of Arizona and 27-year-old Sydney Watson of Alabama were killed on Saturday as they fought the Knowles fire in western Colorado. The crew attempted to use tent-like shelters to guard themselves from the fires but were overcome, according to the Associated Press. Thousands of firefighters have been deployed across western US states and Alaska to fight a series of wildfires this month, which have spread as dry, hot weather along with high winds helped fuel their growth. Utah’s governor, Spencer Cox, declared a state of emergency last week and a ban on personal fireworks until after the Fourth of July in response to the dangerous conditions. The Colorado governor, Jared Polis, on Saturd