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She loved fighting wildfires. Then one trapped her.

Women like Emily Barker make up only about 10% of wildland firefighters.

(via Lisa Karczewski via The New York Times) In an undated image provided via Lisa Karczewski, Emily Barker, who was killed this weekend in a wind-driven wildfire in western Colorado. Two of the three firefighters killed this weekend in Colorado were women, federal officials said on Monday, June 29, 2026.

(via Lisa Karczewski via The New York Times) In an undated image provided via Lisa Karczewski, Emily Barker, who was killed this weekend in a wind-driven wildfire in western Colorado. Two of the three firefighters killed this weekend in Colorado were women, federal officials said on Monday, June 29, 2026.

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By Jack Healy | The New York Times