When tragedy strikes, America’s wildland firefighters ask, was it ‘somebody that we loved?’

A captain with the Clifton Fire Protection District salutes the passing procession carrying the bodies of three firefighters killed while fighting the Snyder Fire in Grand Junction, Colo., on June 28.

Deaths and close calls while fighting wildfires have strained an already on-edge workforce. They’ve also raised questions about policies and priorities amid an intense wildfire season.

(Image credit: Gretel Daugherty via AP)