BILLINGS, Mont. -- 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.

A firefighter died of a cardiac emergency while battling Montana’s Bivens Creek Fire. The fire, 10 miles east of Sheridan, remains uncontained at 2,242 acres.