Key facts
- Three firefighters were killed and two injured while responding to the Snyder wildfire.
- The Snyder wildfire is burning along the Utah-Colorado border.
Three firefighters died and two were injured while responding to the Snyder wildfire along the Utah-Colorado border. Colorado Governor Jared Polis declared a disaster emergency, authorizing the National Guard to support response efforts for the blaze that has burned an estimated 28,000 acres with 0% containment.

The incident highlights the extreme danger faced by firefighters battling wildfires in the western U.S. due to critical fire weather conditions, with the loss of life underscoring the risks associated with these events.
Three firefighters were killed and two others injured while responding to the Snyder wildfire burning along the Utah-Colorado border, the U.S. Wildland Fire Service announced. Governor Jared Polis declared a disaster emergency in Colorado, authorizing the National Guard to assist in firefighting efforts. The fire, which began Saturday morning as the Snyder Mesa Fire in Utah before merging with other blazes in Colorado, has consumed an estimated 28,000 acres and remains at 0% containment. Evacuation warnings have been issued for several communities in Mesa County, Colorado, as extreme fire conditions continue to fuel rapidly spreading blazes across the western United States.