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Wednesday, August 20, 2008 - Page updated at 03:40 PM

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Daniels sentenced to 3 months

The commander charged for the deaths of four central Washington firefighters at the Thirtymile Fire in 2001 has been sentenced by a federal judge to three months of work release and three years probation.

SPOKANE, Wash. —

The commander charged for the deaths of four central Washington firefighters at the Thirtymile Fire in 2001 has been sentenced by a federal judge to three months of work release and three years probation.

Ellreese Daniels, 47, faced a maximum of six months in prison after reached a deal with prosecutors. That deal dropped the charges he faced from manslaughter to two counts of making false statements to investigators.

Investigations by the U.S. Forest Service found that a series of supervisors did not take steps they should have, including selection of a safe escape route. But Daniels was the only one charged in the deadly wildfire.

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