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Human error blamed for double-helicopter crash that killed 2 firefighters and pilot in 2023 – Wildfire Today

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The National Transportation Safety Board has released its final report on a mid-air collision of two firefighting helicopters over Cabazon, California, that killed two firefighters and a pilot in 2023. The crash of the two on-duty contracted Cal Fire helicopters, a Sikorsky S-64E Skycrane and a Bell 407 – a derivative of a LongRanger, resulted in the deaths of Cal Fire Assistant Chief Josh Bischof, 46, of Menifee, Cal Fire Capt. Timothy D. Rodri…
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Wildfire Today broke the news in on Wednesday, September 17, 2025.
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