UPDATE — 3:52PM AUG 25: The firefighter who died in the line of duty Sunday on the Bivens Creek Fire has been identified as Ruben Gonzales Romero of Keizer, Oregon.
Madison County, MT Sheriff’s Office and Northern Rockies Complex Incident Management Team 6 have reported that Romero was a veteran wildland firefighter with more than 20 years of experience. was serving as a sawyer on a Type 2 crew with TJ Contracting LLC. He was serving as a sawyer — a firefighter who uses a chainsaw to cut trees and brush — on a Type 2 crew with TJ Contracting LLC.
As part of a 20-person crew, Romero was known for bringing experience and wisdom to the fire line and to his fellow firefighters. Officials said he died doing the work he loved…