Flags in Idaho were ordered to half-staff in honor of a wildland firefighter killed while helping with a controlled burn.
Idaho Department of Lands Firefighter Isabella Oscarson was struck by a falling tree while assisting the U.S. Forest Service's Tinker Bugs with a prescribed fire in the Nez Perce-Clearwater National Forests, according to WCCO.
She was flown to a Grangeville hospital where she was pronounced dead.
"IDL extends its deepest sympathies to Isabella's family and friends. This is a tragedy that hits the employees at Idaho Department of Lands and the broader wildland fire community extremely hard. We are heartbroken and doing everything we can to support her family and our staff during this difficult time," said IDL Director Dustin Miller.
Idaho Gov. Brad Little ordered flags to be lowered to half-staff to honor Oscarson until the day following her memorial service.
Idahoans are grieving the loss of Isabella Oscarson, a promising young woman whose life was cut far too short while serving the people of Idaho as a wildland firefighter. Her loss is felt deeply by the firefighting community and beyond," Little said.
