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Firefighter in Southern Oregon is Killed in Crash

The 19 year old man was killed when a water truck ran off Bear Camp Road in Grants Pass Tuesday morning.

 

U.S. Congressman Greg Walden talked about it with the Rotary Club of Bend.

 

"Tragically we've lost another firefighter, this one in southern Oregon.  They found his water truck upside down and now we've had two firefighters who have died -- the one in central Oregon and this one.  We've got to do a better job."

 

Fire officials say Jesse Trader died when he was returning Tuesday morning after spending all night at the Big Windy Complex of fires.

 

The Big Windy Complex Fires consists of three  fires along the lower Rogue's wild section.

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