Hotshots Hike to Remember Storm King Mountain Fallen Firefighters

14 firefighters killed 26 years ago

 

(CBS Denver, YouTube)

 

GLENWOOD SPRINGS, Colorado – Twenty-six years ago, 14 firefighters were killed on Storm King Mountain, near Glenwood Springs.

To honor the memory, about a dozen members of the Craig hotshots crew hiked up the Storm King Memorial Trail on Monday.

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14 firefighters killed 26 years ago     GLENWOOD SPRINGS, Colorado – Twenty-six years ago, 14 firefighters were killed on Storm King Mountain, near Glenwood Springs. To honor the memory, about a dozen members of the Craig hotshots crew hiked up the Storm King Memorial Trail on Monday. See also  Penticton 2018 Fire Season

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