Left, a Whitefish fire truck has a black stripe across the logo in honor of Cory Iverson, 32, the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection engineer from San Diego, who died fighting the Thomas Fire in Ventura County. Above, a photo of firefighters battling the fires in California. (Photos by Cole Hadley of the Whitefish Fire Department)
December 26, 2017
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Whitefish firefighters work on Thomas Fire in California
Firefighters from the Whitefish Fire Department are part of a strike team from Flathead County that have been working on the Thomas Fire in California. Firefighters from Whitefish include Captain Cole Hadley, task force leader Ben Fassnacht, and Cole Lackey and Sal Baccaro. The Whitefish team arrived in California on Dec. 5 and had hoped to return home by Christmas Eve, Hadley told the Pilot last week.