Firefighter Jennifer Colcon said her heart broke as soon as she saw it.
A member of the Polk County crew with the Oregon State Fire Marshal, Colcon had been dousing hot spots in the Rowena fire Saturday when the crew turned its attention to a flare up along U.S. 30.
“It was very hot and very smoky to the point that we could hardly see because we had so much smoke and debris in our eyes,” Colcon said. “It was very difficult. Our eyes were running, our noses were running, and we were coughing pretty good.”…