Fourth firefighter dies from burns received in June during Colorado wildfire operation

Nathan Matthews, 43, died a month after deadly burnover enveloped his fire crew near the Colorado-Utah border A fourth firefighter has died from burns after he and several colleagues were overcome by a fast-moving wildfire near the Colorado-Utah border last month, officials said on Saturday. Nathan Matthews, 43, died on Friday, the US interior department said in a release. He was from Lincoln, Nebraska. Continue reading...

Associated Press · Sat, Jul 25, 2026, 7:45 AM
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Fourth firefighter dies from burns received in June during Colorado wildfire operation

Nathan Matthews, 43, died a month after deadly burnover enveloped his fire crew near the Colorado-Utah border

A fourth firefighter has died from burns after he and several colleagues were overcome by a fast-moving wildfire near the Colorado-Utah border last month, officials said on Saturday.

Nathan Matthews, 43, died on Friday, the US interior department said in a release. He was from Lincoln, Nebraska.

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