3 firefighters who died fighting Snyder Mesa fire identified; one once worked as a snowmaker in Vail

Federal authorities on Monday identified the three firefighters who died responding to the Knowles Fire at the Colorado-Utah border. The U.S. Department of the Interior said the three wildland firefighters were assigned to the Rifle Helitack crew. “ (They) engaged in initial attack operations on the Knowles Fire when the incident occurred,” said the agency. […]