BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — A firefighter died after suffering a cardiac emergency while battling a wildfire in southwest Montana. The firefighter was conducting suppression work on the ground, and a paramedic gave him medical aid, authorities said. However, attempts to resuscitate him failed, and he died Sunday afternoon.

The firefighter who died in the line of duty Sunday on the Bivens Creek Fire has been identified as Ruben Gonzales Romero of Keizer, Oregon.