KNDO/KNDU Tri-Cities, Yakima, WA | Thirty mile fire trial likely to start Monday
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Ellreese Daniels (Center)SPOKANE, Wash. - The trial for a crew boss charged in connection with the deaths of four firefighters in 2001 will likely get underway Monday.
Crew boss Ellreese Daniels, 47, is facing four counts of involuntary manslaughter and seven counts of making false statements following the Thirtymile Fire near Wenatchee in July 2001.
Daniels appeared in court Tuesday for the final pre-trial conference, during which the prosecution revealed their intent to call family members of the victims to the stand. The defense says they do not see the relevance in doing so and stated they will be revisiting the issue in their pre-trial briefing.
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School administrators throughout the tri-cities already have plans to deal with a significant increase in students.
