The wildfire victims

Mark Loutzenhiser: The crew's engine captain, 44, was a 21-year veteran of the U.S. Forest Service and a certified emergency-management technician. He lived in Idyllwild with his wife and five children and was the assistant volleyball coach at Idyllwild School, where his three youngest children are students.

Jess McLean: The crew's engine operator had been with the Forest Service seven years and lived in Banning. McLean, 27, lived with his wife, Karen, and their two dogs and liked to play soccer on the immaculately maintained lawn at his home, a neighbor said.

Jason McKay: The crew's assistant engine operator and certified emergency-medical technician had been with the Forest Service for five years and also had worked as a volunteer firefighter in Adelanto. McKay, 27, lived in Phelan.

Daniel Hoover-Najera: The 2004 high-school graduate from San Jacinto was inspired to be a firefighter by the husband of a school librarian. He was about to complete his second wildfire season with the Forest Service.

Pablo Cerda: The firefighter, 23, hospitalized in critical condition with burns over 90 percent of his body, lives in Fountain Valley with his widowed father and other family members. Cerda was in his second year of fighting fires and planned to become a paramedic.

The Associated Press