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Incident Information:
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Location:
Texas -
Date:
03/27/2019 -
Incident Type:
Firing OperationHelicopter Incident -
Description:
On Wednesday March 27, 2019 the National Forests and Grasslands in Texas was conducting a series of aerial ignition prescribed burns across the Forest. At approximately 1410, the AS-350B3 (A-Star) helicopter conducting aerial ignition operations for the Compartment 9 Prescribed Fire on the Sam Houston National Forest crashed, killing U.S. Forest Service employee Daniel Laird and injuring another Forest Service employee and the contract pilot. District personnel trained and rehearsed for an “Incident Within an Incident,” which prepared them to respond to the needs of those involved in this accident, and to secure the crash site.
Fatality, Helicopters, Prescribed Fire, Helicopter Incident or Accident
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