Helicopter crashes at McGinnis Creek fire
Authorities have identified the helicopter pilot who died yesterday while dropping water on a Colville Indian Reservation Fire in northeastern Washington. 44-year-old Randall Harmon was from Grants Pass, Oregon, and had 20 years experience fighting wildfires as a chopper pilot.
Rescuers were sent to the scene about three miles northwest of Keller. The chopper went down about 5:00 Friday night.
The pilot had been making water drops along the north side of the McGinnis Flats fire. The fire, at 2 thousand 217 acres, was reported 70 percent contained today.
Fire spokesman Nick Mickel said a small fire started where the helicopter crashed, but it was quickly controlled.
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Authorities have identified the helicopter pilot who died yesterday while dropping water on a Colville Indian Reservation Fire in northeastern Washington. 44-year-old Randall Harmon was from Grants Pass, Oregon, and had 20 years experience fighting wildfires as a chopper pilot.
Rescuers were sent to the scene about three miles northwest of Keller. The chopper went down about 5:00 Friday night.
The pilot had been making water drops along the north side of the McGinnis Flats fire. The fire, at 2 thousand 217 acres, was reported 70 percent contained today.
Fire spokesman Nick Mickel said a small fire started where the helicopter crashed, but it was quickly controlled.
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