Two U.S. Forest Service firefighters embrace after the funeral for Capt. Mark Loutzenhiser at Idyllwild School in Idyllwild. (Gina Ferazzi / Los Angeles Times)
Maria Loutzenhiser hugs her daughter Tesha, 17, right, after the release of 57 doves following the funeral of Capt. Mark Loutzenhiser in Idyllwild. (Gina Ferazzi / Los Angeles Times)
Tesha Loutzenhiser, 17, releases one of 57 doves set free in honor of her father’s Fire Crew Engine 57. Capt. Mark Loutzenhiser was killed in the Esperanza Fire. (Gina Ferazzi / Los Angeles Times)
A U.S. Forest Service firefighter escorts Maria Loutzenhiser from the funeral of her husband, Capt. Mark Loutzenhiser. (Gina Ferazzi / Los Angeles Times)
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Maria Loutzenhiser after the Idyllwild funeral of her husband, Capt. Mark Loutzenhiser, who was killed with four other firefighters during the Esperanza Fire. (Gina Ferazzi / Los Angeles Times)
