![]() ![]() It erupted as firefighters made progress against an earlier blaze that burned to the edge of a grove of giant sequoias in the southernmost part of Yosemite park. The Oak Fire, which started southwest of Yosemite, prompted evacuations and damaged at least 10 structures, according to the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection. NEW MEXICO CRASH: 4 dead after New Mexico sheriff's helicopter crashes while helping battle wildfires Yosemite wildfire prompts evacuations, damages structuresĪ wildfire that erupted Friday is spreading quickly, growing into one of California's largest wildfires of the year. ![]() and State of Idaho flags be flown at half-staff Friday in honor of the two pilots killed in the helicopter crash. Idaho Gov. Brad Little ordered that all U.S. Nine helicopters were supporting ground crews with water bucket drops Friday, according to an incident report from the center.Ĭernicek said the National Transportation Safety Board was investigating the cause of the crash. HEAT WAVE IN EUROPE: 'National emergency' in UK as historic temps forecast and wildfires rage More than 700 firefighters were battling the blaze Saturday as it burned about 21 miles north of Salmon, Idaho, according to the National Interagency Fire Center.Ī red flag warning was issued Saturday as high temperatures, low humidity and gusty winds threatened to worsen the fire, which had spread to over 45 square miles as of Saturday evening. The two pilots who died in the crash were contracted to help fight the Moose Fire, Cernicek said. HEAT WAVE FORECAST: Dangerous heat will continue all weekend across the US Pilots die while battling Moose Fire The blaze comes as huge swaths of Europe have been charred by wildfires this week amid an extreme heat wave. Tens of thousands of people were evacuated in France as firefighters battled wildfires that ripped through over 78 square miles in the country's wine region of Bordeaux, authorities said. Meanwhile, wildfires also burned across Europe. Thursday, Mary Cernicek, spokesperson with the Salmon-Challis National Forest, told USA TODAY.īoth pilots were transported to a nearby hospital, where they died from their injuries, according to a Lemhi County Sheriff's Office incident report. Their helicopter crashed in the Salmon River at about 4:45 p.m. Thomas Hayes, 41, of Post Falls, Idaho, and Jared Bird, 36, of Anchorage, Alaska, were identified as the pilots. Multiple wildfires raged across the U.S. Saturday, causing deaths, destruction and thousands of forced evacuations.Ī wildfire near Yosemite National Park in California continued to grow Saturday, destroying at least 10 structures and causing mandatory evacuations for at least 6,000 people. In Idaho, two pilots in a firefighting helicopter died after crashing during a blaze in a rural area near the Montana border. Watch Video: Oak Fire burns near Yosemite, firefighters working to contain blaze ![]()
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