FireWatch Texas

I am deeply appalled that an 18-year-old untrained in wildland firefighting was put into a fire crew and died Saturday in Orange County, New York. Dariel Vasquez, your loss and sacrifice will be remembered. Condolences to your family.

New York State Parks Worker Dies Fighting Wildfire in Orange County, N.Y. (Gift Article) The blaze in Orange County, N.Y., was the latest in a series of wildfires to plague the region.