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Pilots Lost in Wildfire Helicopter Crash | Philadelphia News
Two helicopter pilots died fighting wildfires in Utah as their Sikorsky Skycrane crashed into the Fishlake National Forest, sparking a new fire that merged with an existing blaze now covering 174 square miles. The crash site wasn’t reached until Saturday due to ongoing flames, and the NTSB will investigate — a process that could take over a year. This tragedy underscores the extreme risks faced by first responders across the West: from Mount Rainier’s closures and Spokane-area blazes to Oregon’s 30-square-mile inferno that claimed bulldozer operator Jason Ensign, and British Columbia’s…
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