A Vermont firefighter was killed while fighting a wildfire in Nevada over the weekend, according to the U.S. Forest Service.
Justin Beebe of Westminster was killed Saturday afternoon when he was struck by a tree while fighting the Strawberry Fire, which is burning near the Nevada-Utah line about 200 miles northeast of Las Vegas.
"This loss of life is tragic and heartbreaking," Great Basin National Park Superintendent Steve Mietz said in a statement.
The fire, which started Monday after a lightning strike, is a 4,600-acre blaze and involves more than 400 firefighters.