One other firefighter killed battling California wildfires - Dispatch Times Posted on 10 August 2015 at 00:07 A U.S. Forest Service firefighter died Saturday combating a fire near Lake Tahoe, in Sierra-at-Tahoe's back country, after being struck by a falling tree. The company says in a information launch that the firefighter was hit about 5:30 p.m. whereas ... Firefighter who died was Shingle Springs residentTahoe Daily Tribune ID Of USFS Firefighter Killed While Battling Blaze ReleasedCapital Public Radio News Fallen Tahoe Firefighter IdentifiedKOLO Rapid News Network -Sentinel Republic -KRCRTV.COM