A firefighter working at the scene of a wildfire burning since July at the Grand Canyon died Monday after suffering a cardiac emergency, authorities said.

Wildland firefighters are mourning the loss of a dedicated colleague. J. Hank Hester, 70, of Priest River, Idaho, was ...

The National Park Service says 70-year-old J. Hank Hester from Priest River suffered a cardiac emergency Monday. Paramedics tried to save him, but weren't able to.

Officials say the Idaho firefighter was actively involved in "suppression repair" when he suffered a cardiac emergency on ...

J. Hank Hester, 70, suffered a cardiac emergency as he supported hazard tree removal operations close to the North Rim ...

A firefighter from Priest River died in the line of duty while fighting a wildfire in northern Arizona on Monday.

The Southwest Area Incident Management Team 3 identified the man who died on Monday afternoon while working the wildfire as ...

The US Forest Service last week yielded to decades of concern and criticism to finally provide wildlands firefighters with ...

Firefighter J. Hank Hester died on Monday while working on suppression repair efforts for the Dragon Bravo Fire. Here are the details.

Incident management with the Dragon Bravo Fire have identified the firefighter who died of a cardiac emergency in the line of ...

A wildlands firefighter died on Sept. 8 after suffering a cardiac arrest while repairing damage done by the Dragon Bravo Fire ...