06-22-2011, 04:04 PM
(06-22-2011, 02:07 AM)BlueTiki Wrote: This is so tragic.
Two Florida Forest Rangers killed fighting wildfires.
http://www.tampabay.com/incoming/florida...rs/1176660
The Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services released the names of two firefighters of the Division of Forestry who were killed yesterday. Dead are 31-year old Josh Burch, of Lake City and 52-year old Brett Fulton, of White Springs. Both lost their lives while fighting the Blue Ribbon Fire in Hamilton County.
“The wildfires have ravaged our state, burning more than 200,000 acres, and now, they have taken the lives of two of our very own men,” said Agriculture Commissioner Adam Putnam. “My thoughts and prayers go out to the families and loved ones of Josh Burch and Brett Fulton, two courageous heroes who sacrificed their lives for the safety of others.”
Burch, 31, was a Forest Ranger who lived in Lake City with his wife and two children. He worked with the Division of Forestry for more than ten years. Fulton, 52, began as a professional welder with the Division 12 years ago. He has been a Forest Ranger with the Department for more than nine years. Fulton leaves behind a wife and two grown children in White Springs.
RIP heroes