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John Schwartz became a volunteer firefighter about five weeks ago, seeing an opportunity to go from fixing neighbors' cars and trucks to being an even bigger help.
Terry Devore, 30, had recently become fire chief of the Olney Springs Volunteer Fire Department after serving 10 years with the department. Both died when their fire engine drove into a ditch after a fire weakened bridge collapsed. They were rushing to a fast moving fire Tuesday that scorched 8,900 acres and forced the evacuation of Ordway, a nearby town of about 1,200 people.
"We headed to Ordway because they knew, we knew, they needed help," Devore' father, Bruce Devore told a Denver TV station Wednesday. Full Story
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