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DENVER — A Bureau of Land Management firefighter was killed Friday when he was hit by a falling tree.
Brett Stearns, 29, from Craig, Colo., was working with 12 other firefighters to clear trees at Freeman Reservoir, 15 miles northeast of Craig, said BLM spokeswoman Lynn Barclay.
The accident is still under investigation. Barclay said Stearns was hit by a falling tree and pronounced dead at the scene.
Full story: Stearns was an engine captain and had worked in the BLM fire program since 1999