2 BLM firefighters killed in crash in Nevada were roommates

LAS VEGAS — Two federal firefighters killed in a crash after an apparent fire engine tire blow-out on a Nevada highway were roommates for the summer wildfire battle in the West, the father of one of them said Tuesday. Jacob O’Malley, a seven-year Bureau of Land Management firefighter, had been promoted this year to captain of the three-member seasonal firefighting crew that crashed Sunday on State Highway 140 north of Winnemucca, said his father, Leonard O’Malley. “We&rsq