内政部公布Knowles Fire调查报告：4名消防员殉职源于异常火行为与通信受阻等多重因素
美国内政部（DOI）11月12日发布 Knowles Fire 严重事故调查报告的结果：2026年6月27日，科罗拉多州西部 Knowles Fire 发生事故，4名联邦野火消防员死亡、1人受伤。这项调查由美国野火消防局（U.S. Wildland Fire Service）与美国林务局（U.S. Forest Service）联合完成。
报告说，事发时，这支跨部门直升机机降消防队正在 Knowles Fire 与 Gore Fire 一带执行初期进攻，规模更大的 Snyder Fire 以此前在当地野火中未曾见过的速度与规模，穿过复杂的峡谷与台地地形，将他们吞没。4名殉职消防员是 Emily Barker、Nick Hutcherson、Nathan Matthews 与 Sydney Watson，另有1名队员受伤。
调查认定，这场悲剧是多重因素累积叠加的结果，包括异常的火行为、紧张受阻的通信、不完整的态势感知、复杂的管辖关系、空中监督的缺口，以及极端的工作节奏。报告提出改进方向，包括通信、实时火情观测、空域感知、调度协调与态势感知。
内政部长 Doug Burgum 表示，野火消防员的安全始终是内政部的最高优先，铭记4名殉职者的服务与牺牲是内政部的责任，部门将把这份报告的教训落到实处。内政部副部长 Kate MacGregor 表示，部门将寻找每一项现代技术改进来更好地支援消防员，这份报告将为这项工作提供依据。美国野火消防局局长 Brian Fennessy 表示，调查全程以事实为准，报告梳理出的促成因素有助于提升整个野火消防界的安全。（来源：美国内政部）
Interior Releases Knowles Fire Report: Four Firefighter Deaths Traced to Extraordinary Fire Behavior, Strained Communications and Overlapping Factors
The U.S. Department of the Interior (DOI) on November 12 released the findings of the Knowles Fire Serious Accident Investigation Report: on June 27, 2026, an accident on the Knowles Fire in western Colorado killed four federal wildland firefighters and injured a fifth. The investigation was conducted jointly by the U.S. Wildland Fire Service and the U.S. Forest Service.
According to the report, the interagency helitack crew was engaged in initial attack operations on the Knowles and Gore fires when it was overtaken by the larger Snyder Fire, which crossed complex canyon and mesa terrain at a speed and scale not previously observed in wildfires in the area, in a burnover incident. The four fallen firefighters were Emily Barker, Nick Hutcherson, Nathan Matthews and Sydney Watson; another crew member was injured.
The investigation found that the tragedy resulted from the cumulative interaction of complex factors, including extraordinary fire behavior, strained communications, incomplete situational awareness, jurisdictional complexity, gaps in aerial supervision and extreme operational tempo. The findings identify opportunities to improve communications, real-time fire observation, airspace awareness, dispatch coordination and situational awareness.
Secretary of the Interior Doug Burgum said the safety of wildland firefighters will always be the department's highest priority, that it is DOI's duty to always remember the four fallen firefighters' service and sacrifice, and that the department dedicates itself to applying the lessons of the report in their honor. Deputy Secretary of the Interior Kate MacGregor said the department would search for every modern technological improvement to better support firefighters, and that the report will help inform that work. U.S. Wildland Fire Service Chief Brian Fennessy said the investigation remained committed to following the facts wherever they led, and that the report provides insights into the contributing factors that can help improve the safety of firefighters across the wildland fire community. (Source: U.S. Department of the Interior)
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