Two Timber Mesa firefighters have been identified

Show Low- Two Timber Mesa Fire & Medical Firefighters killed in the collision on SR-260 have been identified.

Three people, including two Timber Mesa Fire & Medical District firefighters, were killed late Sunday night in a head-on collision on State Route 260 near Heber, according to the Arizona Department of Public Safety (DPS).

The crash occurred at approximately 10:14 p.m. near milepost 319, outside of Heber-Overgaard, AZ. DPS investigators said a westbound vehicle crossed the center line for reasons still under investigation and struck an eastbound Timber Mesa ambulance head-on.

The identified firefighters are 31-year-old, three-year firefighter/paramedic Brenna Kulikowski and 21-year-old firefighter/E.M.T Damon Thompson. Thompson was 15 days shy of his first year.

The Arizona Department of Public Safety is working diligently to identify the occupant of the other vehicle involved.

Timber Mesa wrote in a statement:

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