Three Firefighters Killed Battling Snyder Fire on Utah-Colorado Border Remembered

Description: Emily Barker, Nick Hutcherson and Sydney Watson were identified as the three firefighters who died battling the Snyder Fire on the Utah-Colorado border.


Published: 06/29/2026
Byline: SECO News

IN MEMORY OF THE 3 FIREFIGHTERS WHO MADE THE ULTIMATE SACRIFICE

SNYDER FIRE - UTAH-COLORADO BORDER

 

EMILY BARKER

AGE: 38

CLINTON TOWNSHIP, MICHIGAN

 

NICK HUTCHERSON

AGE: 27

GLENDALE, ARIZONA

 

SYDNEY WATSON

AGE: 26 

WARRIOR, ALABAMA

 

"GREATER LOVE HATH NO MAN THAN THIS, THAT A MAN LAY DOWN HIS LIFE FOR HIS FRIENDS." - JOHN 15:13

 

THEY WERE PART OF AN INTERAGENCY RESPONSE ON THE KNOWLES FIRE WHEN THEY BECAME TRAPPED IN A BURNOVER ON SATURDAY. 

THE KNOWLES FIRE LATER MERGED INTO WHAT IS NOW THE SNYDER FIRE. 

TWO OTHER FIREFIGHTERS WERE INJURED AND REMAIN HOSPITALIZED.

Their courage will never be forgotten.

YOUR SACRIFICE. OUR GRATITUDE.

Forever in our hearts.

THANK YOU TO THEM AND THEIR FAMILIES - YOUR STRENGTH. YOUR LOVE. YOUR SACRIFICE.

You are forever in our prayers.

BLESSED ARE THE PEACEMAKERS: FOR THEY SHALL BE CALLED THE CHILDREN OF GOD.  - MATTHEW 5:9


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