Age: | 63 |
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Cause of Death: | Vehicle Collision |
Rank: | Pilot |
Nature of Death: | Unknown |
Classification: | Wildland Full-Time |
Emergency Duty: | Yes |
Incident Date: | 2008-08-05 00:00:00.0 |
Duty Type: | On-Scene Fire |
Incident Time: | 19:30 |
Activity Type: | Riding Vehicle/Apparatus |
Death Date: | 2008-08-05 00:00:00.0 |
Fixed Prop. Use: | Outdoor Property |
Fire Dept. Info: |
US Forest Service - Shasta-Trinity National Forest 3644 Avtech Parkway USNG: 10T EK 5926 8553 Redding , California 96002 Chief: Forest Supervisor Sharon Heywood |
Initial Summary: | Incident Description: Two pilots and seven firefighters assigned to the Iron Complex fire in California's Trinity Alps Wilderness, perished in a crash as they were taking off from a helispot in a contract Sikorsky S-61N helicopter (N612AZ). Of the 13 people reported to be on-board, one other pilot and three firefighters survived the crash. The four survivors were subsequently transported to hospitals with serious and some critical injuries. The cause of the incident is under investigation. Incident Location: Trinity Alps Wilderness (USNG: 10T DL 7751 2749) Map view - http://www.fidnet.com/~jlmoore/usng/?zoom=14&usng=10TDL77512749&disp=h |