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Firefighter killed while battling New Mexico wildfire Share Updated: 1:01 PM MDT Jun 3, 2021 The latest breaking updates, delivered straight to your email inbox. Share Updated: 1:01 PM MDT Jun 3, 2021 A U.S. Forest Service firefighter was killed while battling a fire in New Mexico. According to a news release Tim Hart, who was a smokejumper with the Forest Service, died from injuries he sustained on May 24, while responding to the Eicks Fire in Hildago County. “Our hearts go out to Tim’s family, loved ones, friends, fellow Forest Service employees, and the entire wi...

Montana smokejumper dies in New Mexico fire U.S. Forest Service and last updated 2021-06-03 14:34:37-04 The U.S. Forest Service has confirmed the death of wildland firefighter Tim Hart while fighting a fire in New Mexico. Hart, a USFS smokejumper, died from injuries sustained on May 24 while responding to the Eicks Fire in Hildago County, New Mexico. Hart began his wildland firefighting career in 2006 on the Coconino National Forest and then the Fremont-Winema National Forest as an Engine Crew Member. In 2009, he joined the Shoshone National Forest as a Lead Forestry Technician on an engine a...

He joined the smokejumper program in 2016.

WEST YELLOWSTONE, Mont. - A U.S. Forest Service smokejumper who fought wildfires in Montana has passed away.

A firefighter who was battling a wildfire in southern New Mexico is now battling for his life.