Six people were found dead after a helicopter crashed north of Baker Friday night. First responders found the crash site located off of a dirt road near Halloran Springs Road after 911 callers reported seeing a fire just after 10pm. Among the six passengers, two of the victims were crew members. The NTSB confirms the Read More…
Cal Fire assistant chief Josh Bischof was honored in a memorial service Thursday in Ontario. Bischof was one of three killed in a helicopter crash while flying over a fire in Cabazon on Sunday, August 6th. Hundreds of firefighters from across the state attended the memorial service held at the Ontario Toyota Arena. The solemn Read More…
Three people were killed after two helicopters collided over a fire near Cabazon in Riverside County Sunday evening. A Bell 407 helicopter, contracted by CalFire was doing recon over the “Broadway Fire” when it collided with a Skycrane. The Skycrane safely landed while the Bell crashed to the ground. Aboard the Bell were CalFire Assistant Read More…
Firefighter helicopter pilot Mike Fournier was killed in a helicopter crash while fighting a wildfire in Coalinga, California on Wednesday August 19th. Fournier was from Rancho Cucamonga. About 100 people stood in Fournier’s Rancho Cucamonga neighborhood to pay their respects to the fallen firefighter pilot Monday morning. A procession of fire vehicles passed through his Read More…