The three federal firefighters who died when overtaken by flames while battling a rapidly growing wildfire in western Colorado were identified Monday by the U.S. Forest Service.

The case illustrates the stakes of Denver’s dangerous dog prosecutions, an area of law enforcement that sits at the intersection of the city’s animal welfare, public safety and court systems.

Three wildfires sparked Saturday in a southwestern Colorado forest, with two of the blazes combining to consume thousands of acres, according to the U.S. Forest Service.

“Extremely steep and rugged terrain” makes fighting the fire difficult, Ouray County officials said.

A man walking toward a vehicle that was broken down in the middle of U.S. 36 was hit by an oncoming SUV on Saturday afternoon, according to the Colorado State Patrol.

Arapahoe County sheriff’s deputies fatally shot a man who hit a deputy with a large metal pole during a confrontation in a Centennial backyard early Saturday morning, agency officials said.

Broomfield police responded to a disturbance in the 200 block of Flint Way, according to the department on X. That location is a short distance north of 120th Avenue and west of Main Street.