MOUNTAIN HOME VILLAGE, CALIFORNIA - September 9: A group of inmate firefighter watch as the El Dorado Fire burns a hillside near homes in Mountain Home Village, California, inside the San Bernardino National Forest, September 9, 2020. (Photo by Kyle SAN BERNARDINO, Calif. - A firefighter has died battling a wildfire in California that was sparked by a smoke-emitting device used to reveal a baby’s gender, a factor that will surely affect the couple who hosted the gathering to determine the sex of their unborn child.
The death occurred Thursday in the San Bernardino National Forest as crews battled the El Dorado Fire, the U.S. Forest Service said in a news release.