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September 22, 2026 - MARIPOSA, California - A procession of first responders accompanied the two pilots killed on Sunday, September 20, 2026 when their Type-1 helicopter crashed on the Dome Fire in Yosemite National Park.
Firefighters, law enforcement officers, and other first responders from across the country were on hand to pay their respects along the procession route which ran from the Mariposa Airport to Modesto.
The Dome Fire is currently 15 percent contained and mapped at 3,388 acres under the command of the U.S. Wildland Fire Service and California Complex Incident Management Team 3.
The US Forest Service, the US Wildland Fire Service, and the members of California Complex Incident Management Team 3 all share our deepest condolences to the friends, families, and colleagues of the two pilots and to the Price Valley Helitack Crew.
The US Forest Service, the US Wildland Fire Service, and the members of California Complex Incident Management Team 3 all share our deepest condolences to the friends, families, and colleagues of the two pilots and to the Price Valley Helitack Crew.
The incident remains under investigation by National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB).
Fallen pilots begin their final journey home, placed into an ambulance for transport to Modesto where they will be flown back to their families. Firefighters from the Dome Fire and the surrounding area were on hand to pay their respects and say goodbye to members of the Wildland Firefighting community. Photo courtesy of U.S. Wildland Fire Service
Source: U.S. Forest Service
Fallen pilots begin their final journey home, placed into an ambulance for transport to Modesto where they will be flown back to their families. Firefighters from the Dome Fire and the surrounding area were on hand to pay their respects and say goodbye to members of the Wildland Firefighting community. Photo courtesy of U.S. Wildland Fire Service
Source: U.S. Forest Service