PHOENIX — Gov. Katie Hobbs ordered for flags to be flown at half-staff at all Arizona government buildings on Wednesday and Thursday in honor of two fallen firefighters.

“I’m devastated by the tragic loss of Timber Mesa Fire and Medical District firefighters Brenna Kulikowski and Damon Thompson in the line of duty this week,” Hobbs said in a Wednesday announcement.

Thompson was just 15 days shy of his first year with the department, according to the district’s fire chief, Randy Chevalier.

How did the fallen firefighters die?

Kulikowski, who was 31, and Thompson, who was 21, died after a car crashed head-on into an ambulance on State Route 260 on Sunday night.

Gov. Hobbs ordered flags to be lowered to half-staff on both days to ensure each individual received a full day of commemoratio

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