A firefighter was killed Thursday and another was injured in a wildland fire in Deschutes National Forest near Sisters, Oregon.
The wildfire was started by lightning, according to a report from The Oregonian (http://bit.ly/19Ad4CU).
The two contract firefighters were hit by a snag as part of an initial attack on a fire and became trapped. The pair were part of a so-called falling crew, hired to take down hazardous trees.
Their identities were not released and no details about their injuries were immediately available.
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Wildfires in the American West this year have been severe and resulted in numerous firefighter casualties, including the deaths of 19 firefighters in Yarnell Hill Fire.
