Firefighter Larry Wyant Honored After He Was Killed While Battling Grass Fire
JOES, Colo. (CBS4) - It was a hero's salute for a volunteer firefighter killed while battling a grass fire. A procession on Friday was in honor of firefighter Larry Wyant of Joes Fire Department.
Wyant died during a response to a fire at the end of October. Wyant was with crew members battling a fire in a cornfield when winds shifted, and he was overcome by the flames.
It's the second tragedy for the firefighting community on Colorado's Eastern Plains recently. Also in October, 34-year-old firefighter Darcy Stallings from the Yuma Volunteer Fire Department was killed in a car crash while responding to a fire call.
Gov. Jared Polis has ordered flags to be lowered to half staff until sunset Friday in honor of Wyant.
