Standing in front of a burned out fire truck, volunteer firefighter Steve Forbus pauses while he talks about the firefighter that was killed while trying to escape a wildfire that burned the truck in Eastland County near Gorman, Texas, Saturday, April 16, 2011. "It was a very emotional day for us," said Forbus. Volunteer firefighter Gregory M. Simmons, 51, died as he and other firefighters fled the truck as it was being overrun by flames. Simmons fell in a ditch where the fire caught him, according to an official. (AP Photo/LM Otero)

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Comment by Norm Tindell on April 17, 2011 at 9:28pm
Terrible tragedy. We are all stunned by Firefighter Simmons' death. Our sincere condolences to his family and to the Eastland Fire Department.

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