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Flags to Fly Saturday for Minnesota Firefighter Killed During Idaho Prescribed Burn

A funeral Mass in St. Anthony follows visitation with her death designated a line-of-duty loss.

Overview

  • Isabella “Bella” Grace Oscarson, 26, died on Sept. 26 while working a prescribed burn in the Nez Perce-Clearwater National Forests with the Idaho Department of Lands.
  • Gov. Tim Walz ordered Minnesota state flags at half-staff on Saturday in her honor, and Idaho officials have also lowered flags.
  • Visitation is Friday evening, with a Mass of Christian burial at 1:30 p.m. Saturday at St. Charles Borromeo Church in St. Anthony Village.
  • Reports say a falling tree struck Oscarson and that she was airlifted for treatment, though authorities have not released a full public account of the incident.
  • Oscarson previously served with the Minnesota Conservation Corps and the Minnesota DNR, moved to Idaho earlier this year to fight wildfires, and was working as a crew module leader.