The pilot was the only person on board the CWN helicopter and sole death reported as a result of Tuesday's crash, Cal Fire said in its statement. The department is assisting authorities from the National Transportation and Safety Board as they pursue an investigation into the incident.reached out to the NTSB and Cal Fire for comments on but did not receive replies in time for publication.
The fire in Fresno County is one of almost two dozen currently burning throughout California, as 6,900 firefighters across the state continue to manage a particularly harsh stretch of wildfire season. Personnel were able to contain 35 percent of Fresno's Hills Fire by Tuesday evening, following an ongoing response that persisted for the better part of four days, according to Cal Fire's most recent update.
As Cal Fire officials noted during a Wednesday news conference, lightning storms and high temperatures amid an excessive heat wave sparked hundreds of concurrent flames statewide. A firefighter stands near the burning Ranch Fire in Azusa, California, amid personnel's ongoing response on August 14. Lightning storms and high temperatures sparked almost two dozen simultaneous fires across California over the past week.
Of all wildfires still reported as active late Wednesday, northern California's LNU Lightning Complex fire was the largest. The latest information released by Cal Fire just before midnight placed the wildfire's size at 124,100 acres. Zero percent of the Lightning Complex fire was contained at the time.
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