Wildland Firefighting Helicopter Crash - Carson Helicopters S61 Fire King Crashes In Northern California
Our condolences and best wishes go out to the family and friends of the 13 wildland fire fighters and crew that went down in Northern California last night at about 1930.
Sikorsky S61 Fire King
A Sikorsky S61 Fire King helicopter owned by Carson Helicopters of Grants Pass, Oregon went down in rugged terrain while working the Buckhorn fire in Shasta-Trinity National Forest. It is unclear if they were deploying or retrieving an 11 man wildland crew but early reports from a survivor said that the main rotor blades struck a tree while comping up. Of the 13 aboard, four were rescued and are being treated at area hospitals. 9 are unaccounted for and feared dead.
Please take some time to think about these people, their families and all the other heroes that put it all out there on the ragged edge everyday. They are the ones we depend on when things go bad. They are the ones that can't turn back. Make sure you say thank you next time you get a chance. They do a job that most couldn't or wouldn't do.
Wade Nelson
Editor
Sikorsky S61 Fire King
A Sikorsky S61 Fire King helicopter owned by Carson Helicopters of Grants Pass, Oregon went down in rugged terrain while working the Buckhorn fire in Shasta-Trinity National Forest. It is unclear if they were deploying or retrieving an 11 man wildland crew but early reports from a survivor said that the main rotor blades struck a tree while comping up. Of the 13 aboard, four were rescued and are being treated at area hospitals. 9 are unaccounted for and feared dead.
Please take some time to think about these people, their families and all the other heroes that put it all out there on the ragged edge everyday. They are the ones we depend on when things go bad. They are the ones that can't turn back. Make sure you say thank you next time you get a chance. They do a job that most couldn't or wouldn't do.
Wade Nelson
Editor
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