YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK, Calif. — A firefighter has been killed while fighting a wildfire near Yosemite National Park, Cal Fire reported on Saturday.
He has been identified as Braden Varney, a heavy fire equipment operator.
Cal Fire said he leaves behind a wife and two children.
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Varney was part of the group battling the Ferguson Fire, which broke out around 10:30 p.m. Friday night in Mariposa County, near the west end of the park.
About 130 acres have burned by Saturday afternoon, KCRA reports.