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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.
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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