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The firefighter injured Friday on the Harris Fire near Joliet has been identified as Dan Steffensen. According to Red Lodge Fire, Dan has been a firefighter with them since 2015. “In 2017 Dan was selected as volunteer “Firefighter of the Year” and works on the fuel mitigation/Initial Attack crew where in the summers he works to reduce hazardous fuels around homes and responds to emerging wildland fires,” Red Lodge Fire said in a release. “He is a nationally qualified wildland firefighter and has fought fires in Montana, Oregon, California and other western states as a...

Montana firefighter being treated at U of U hospital after being burned by wildfire Red Lodge Fire Rescue Dan Steffensen, who was injured when flames from a wildfire in Montana suddenly changed direction, burning him and his firefighting crew's truck. and last updated 2021-07-18 00:27:07-04 SALT LAKE CITY — A firefighter is being treated at the University of Utah Hospital for burns he suffered while battling a wildfire in Montana. On Friday, Dan Steffensen and Scott Wilson were working to fight the Harris Fire, burning an estimated 2,500 acres southwest of Billings. According to Red Lodg...