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PHOENIX \u2014 A celebration of life will be held on Saturday to remember the firefighter from Glendale who was killed battling a wildfire near the Colorado-Utah border.<\/p>\n

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Nick Hutcherson, 27, was among three firefighters who died on June 27 battling the blaze. <\/p>\n

Hutcherson and four others were overcome by flames from fast-moving fires. They had deployed emergency protective shelters, which are considered a \u201clast resort\u201d for firefighters when there is no other way out. Two firefighters survived with burn injuries.<\/p>\n

The celebration of life will take place at Dream City Church in Phoenix at 2 p.m. Saturday.<\/p>\n

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You can watch the celebration of life live in the video player below.<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n

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ABC15 Arizona Live Video<\/div>\n
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Hutcherson was assigned to the U.S. Forest Service\u2019s Kaibab National Forest and was part of the U.S. Wildland Fire Service\u2019s Rifle Helitack crew, according to the U.S. Department of the Interior.<\/p>\n

\u201cThese firefighters embodied the courage, professionalism and selflessness that define the Wildland Fire Service,\u201d said U.S. Wildland Fire Service Chief Brian Fennessy.<\/p>\n

\u201cA serious accident investigation team has been mobilized and is reviewing the circumstances surrounding the incident,\u201d officials said.<\/p>\n

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