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U.S. Forest Service Wildland Firefighter Dies after Activity

July 12, 2024

Wildland Firefighter Daniel Foley, 27, was working in the Fremont-Winema National Forest in Oregon.

A wildland firefighter is dead after completing a routine preparedness activity.

U.S. Forest Service Wildland Firefighter Daniel Foley, 27, was assigned to Fremont-Winema National Forest, according to The Herald and News.

“Our thoughts and heartfelt condolences are with the family, friends and wildland fire community,” said Benjamin Wilson, public information officer.

Foley's father shared his son's journey in a Facebook post: "He started as a volunteer with Twin District in Lancaster went on to become a EMT and then a professional firefighter in Fauquier County VA. He moved back home a few years later and worked at the Buffalo VA hospital which he loved. He followed his best friend/brother Dan Sutch to Oregon to work as a wildland firefighter with the US Forestry Service. He passed away in the line of duty July 9th doing what he loved and always dreamed about with his best friends."

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