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Two Pilots Killed After Firefighting Helicopter Crashes in Yosemite

The NTSB is leading a formal investigation into the Eurocopter Super Puma while crews continue aerial suppression on the Dome Fire and investigators wait for safe access to the site.

Montana Chinook Crew Returns After Washington Wildfire Mission

Two Pilots Killed as S-64 Skycrane Crashes While Fighting Utah Wildfire

Pilot Nicholas Dale Killed When K-MAX Crashed Fighting Gold Mountain Fire

Birch Bay Fire Near Ely Grows to 35 Acres as Crews Gain 10% Containment

Minnesota Man Arrested After Firefighting Plane Hit by Gunfire

Crosby Fire Mapped at 160 Acres With 25% Containment as Superior Hiking Trail Segment Closes

Crew Survives Water-Scooping Crash of Firefighting Helicopter in Brittany