The commander charged for the deaths of four central Washington firefighters at the Thirtymile Fire in 2001 will be sentenced Wednesday in federal court in Spokane.
Ellreese Daniels faces a maximum of six months in prison after reaching a deal with prosecutors. That deal dropped the charges he faced from manslaughter to two counts of making false statements to investigators.
Investigations by the U.S. Forest Service found that a series of supervisors did not take steps they should have, including selection of a safe escape route, however Daniels was the only one charged. (AP)