A veteran firefighter has died while battling one of multiple major wildfires burning in the West, authorities said on Monday.The firefighter died on Sunday afternoon when he suffered a cardiac emergency while helping to fight the Bivens Creek Fire in southwest Montana,

A firefighter has died after suffering a cardiac emergency while battling a blaze in southwestern Montana BILLINGS, Mont. — A 60-year-old contract firefighter from Oregon died after suffering a cardiac emergency while battling a wildfire in southwestern Montana.

The firefighter who died in the line of duty Sunday on the Bivens Creek Fire has been identified as Ruben Gonzales Romero of Keizer, Oregon.