LOS ANGELES - The firefighter who died last week battling the El Dorado fire that was started by a gender-reveal party in Southern California was identified on Monday as a squad boss from a hotshot crew.Charlie Morton was the leader of the Big Bear Interagency Hotshot Crew of the San Bernardino National Forest, according to officials.
A statement from the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection said it was the 26th death involving wildfires besieging the state.Previous: Firefighter dies battling California wildfire sparked by gender revealHe “was tragically killed during efforts to suppress the El Dorado Fire on their home unit.