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The pilot of the crashed helicopter was flying under contract with the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection. The Sikorsky and its two-person crew were also under contract.
The blaze began on Sunday evening as a structure fire spread into nearby vegetation, CalFire Southern Region Chief David Fulcher told a news briefing. California helicopter crash that killed 3 ...
The helicopter crashed and caught fire in Calabasas, California, near the intersection of Las Virgenes Road and Willow Glen Street, as reported by a 9-1-1 emergency call at 9:47 a.m. (17:47 UTC). [21] [28] The crash occurred on the New Millennium Loop Trail [29] on a hillside behind the headquarters of the Las Virgenes Municipal Water District ...
The CAL FIRE Aviation Management Program is a branch of the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (known also as CAL FIRE). Due to the frequency and severity of wildfires in California , the state has elected to establish its own aerial firefighting force rather than rely solely on contract or national resources.
1 April – A Eurocopter AS332L2 Super Puma Mk 2 of Bond Offshore Helicopters suffers a mechanical failure and crashes into the North Sea off the coast of Aberdeenshire. All 16 people on board are killed. 3 May – A Mil Mi-17 of the Venezuelan Army crashes in Táchira province. All seventeen people on board are killed.
The crash is being investigated by the National Transportation Safety Board. Riverside helicopter crash kills Cal Fire captain, assistant chief and contract pilot Skip to main content
Aerial firefighting, also known as waterbombing, is the use of aircraft and other aerial resources to combat wildfires. The types of aircraft used include fixed-wing aircraft and helicopters. Smokejumpers and rappellers are also classified as aerial firefighters, delivered to the fire by parachute from a variety of fixed-wing aircraft, or ...
Firefighters were battling a small fire in the Cabazon area when two helicopters collided, one of which plunged to earth. The other landed safely. 3 reported dead after firefighting helicopters ...