KTLA he had worked with Morton.“He always had my back,” Herrera said. “I mean, to lose such a good man, not just a firefighter, but he was a good person, and I'm going to miss him terribly.” The U.S.
Hotshots Association posted a photo of a belt buckle on social media after Morton’s death, writing: “Rest easy brother, may the wind be at your back.” Hotshots, according to the Forest Service, are highly skilled hand crews and often assigned to work on the most challenging parts of wildfires.
They must meet stringent standards for physical fitness and training.Toni Atkins, president pro tempore of the California Senate said, “San Diego, and the state, lost a true hero last week.” Patrick Gaines, who served on a Wyoming Hotshot crew in the.