[californiadisasters] CAL FIRE air tanker crashes while fighting fire near Yosemite

CAL FIRE air tanker crashes while fighting fire near Yosemite

Posted on October 7, 2014 by Bill Gabbert

(UPDATE at 7:21 p.m. PDT, October 7, 2014)

The Fresno Bee reported that Kari Cobb, spokesperson for Yosemite National Park, said, "We saw it crash. It was witnessed by park staff as well as some community members".

Ms. Cobb was referring to the air tanker that crashed while fighting the Dog Rock Fire near the park. CAL FIRE announced earlier that they lost contact with an air tanker. At 6:21 p.m. PDT spokesperson Daniel Berlant said the aircraft was an S-2T air tanker.

The condition of the single person on board, the pilot, is not known. Emergency personnel are hiking to the crash site.

The 23 CAL FIRE air tankers, all S-2Ts which carry 1,200 gallons, are maintained and flown by a contractor, DynCorp. However, CAL FIRE hires their own pilots for their 11 UH-1H Super Huey helicopters.

Source: http://wildfiretoday.com/2014/10/07/cal-fire-loses-contact-with-air-tanker/

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