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Lisa Hutcherson looks out at Black Canyon in Gunnison National Park in Montrose, Colorado. (Rachel Woolf/For The Washington Post)

Their son died fighting a fire. They may never understand why.

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Lisa Hutcherson seeks answers after her son, Nick, and three other firefighters died in the Knowles Fire in Colorado. The incident raises concerns about the U.S. Interior Department's full suppression policy, which mandates aggressive fire response. The policy, criticized for endangering firefighters, is under scrutiny as families question the decisions made on June 27, when the crew was trapped by rapidly spreading fires.

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