Lolo Hotshot dies fighting Nevada fire

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Source: Missoulian

Lolo Hotshot dies fighting Nevada fire

Missoulian Updated 5 min ago

A member of the Lolo Hotshots died Saturday while fighting a fire in Nevada, according to the National Park Service.

Justin Beebe of Bellows Falls, Vermont, was struck by a falling tree, the Park Service said. The crew was fighting the Strawberry Fire in Great Basin National Park near Baker, Nevada, according to the Park Service.

The U.S. Forest Service is gathering details and will initiate an accident investigation, said Lolo National Forest Supervisor Tim Garcia.

This was Beebe’s first season with the Lolo Hotshots, Garcia said in a statement issued Sunday to Forest Service employees. “Every employee is impacted by such a tragic loss. ... I can tell you he was a fine person and tremendous employee and his loss is deeply felt. I spoke with his mother late last night, and we are providing all needed support to them."



Beebe

U.S. Forest Service

Read more: http://missoulian.com/news/state-and-regional/lolo-hotshot-dies-fighting-nevada-fire/article_f98c7d77-f7de-53c2-9511-10a403c8698d.html

[elleng]

1. :-(

[turbinetree]

2. A hero

[Liberal_in_LA]

3. ..

[uppityperson]

4. Oh no.

[Blue Idaho]

5. Living in north Idaho I have the deepest respect

For all the hotshot crews that risk life every day they are on a fire line. Seems like we see them up here almost every year.

May he Rest in Peace.

[mahina]

6. Oh no. That's the saddest thing I've read.

Peace to him and his family.

Thank you Justin Beebe. Aloha oe.

[2naSalit]

7. ...

He was in the last training module I attended... I can see his face, he was a nice young man. Last time I saw him he was on his way to a fire in eastern MT about six weeks ago.

[raven mad]

8. Hurts my heart.

No one is more heroic than a firefighter.

[WheelWalker]

9. Grim. Very grim.

[kestrel91316]

10. This tragedy hits really close to home. I had cousins that grew up two miles

from where this happened. I learned to hike and fish right there up Strawberry Creek.

The fire also burned to within 1/4 mile of another uncle's ranch.

I know this place like the back of my hand, and the area around Great Basin National Park is my favorite place on earth.

This young man came from Vermont (Vermont!!!!!) to fight this fire. He died trying to save what is incredibly precious to me and a tiny number of other Americans.

[DemoTex]

11. Sad beyond words. This hits home.

A dear friend of mine is on the Lolo Hotshot crew (Lolo National Forest).

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[Vinca]

12. Wow - he's from a town 20 miles north of me and I recognize the family name.

What a horrible thing to have happen. It will probably be in today's local paper.