GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. (KJCT) – The Department of the Interior has released findings from its investigation into the deadly Knowles Fire in Western Colorado, detailing the circumstances that led to the deaths of four federal wildland firefighters.
On June 27, five federal wildland firefighters were working the Knowles and Gore fires near the Colorado-Utah border when the separate Snyder Fire rapidly advanced across the area.
According to the investigation, the Snyder Fire traveled nearly 7.5 miles across complex canyon and mesa terrain in less than three hours, eventually overtaking the crew…