Firefighter killed battling massive Thomas fire

A motorcade proceeds down Highway 126 in Santa Paula carrying the body of firefighter Cory Iverson, 32, who died Thursday morning while battling the Thomas fire outside Fillmore.

(Al Seib / Los Angeles Times)

Dec. 14, 2017 6:42 PM PT

A procession carries the body of fallen firefighter Cory Iverson, 32, a member of Cal Fire’s San Diego unit who died battling the Thomas fire as it spread toward Santa Barbara.

Santa Paula city officials, police and firefighters salute from a bridge as the motorcade passes on Highway 126 carrying the body of a fallen Cal Fire engineer.

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Santa Paula Police Chief Steven McLean, right, joins city officials, police and firefighters as the motorcade passes on Highway 126.

(Al Seib / Los Angeles Times)

Gena Mathwin, left, is comforted by Debbie Moorman and Santa Paula police officers and firefighters as the motorcade passes on Highway 126.

(Al Seib / Los Angeles Times)

A hearse arrives at the 1700 block of Grand Avenue in unincorporated Fillmore, where Cal Fire engineer Cory Iverson died Thursday morning battling the Thomas fire.

(Al Seib / Los Angeles Times)