By Bill Carey
15 September 2026
SANDY, Ore.— A firefighter has died as a result of injuries sustained while fighting a wildfire in Oregon.
KPTV reported that the U.S. Forest Service said the firefighter was injured while battling the Austin Fire in the Mount Hood National Forest on 9 September.
The cause and nature of the firefighter’s death, as well as the identity, were not reported.
Photograph courtesy of InciWeb.
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