At approximately 1100 EST, a Single Engine Tanker Aircraft (SEAT), went missing while assisting in the suppression of the Falls Fire near Malheur National Forest, North of Burns, Oregon. The announcement reads below:.The pilot has since been found dead in the wreckage of the plane..As of July 23rd, emergency crews achieved 40% containment of the Falls Fire with more than 139,000 acres destroyed..On July 12th, 2024 a similar incident occurred when a firefighting floatplane crashed in Montana, killing the pilot.
At approximately 1100 EST, a Single Engine Tanker Aircraft (SEAT), went missing while assisting in the suppression of the Falls Fire near Malheur National Forest, North of Burns, Oregon. The announcement reads below:.The pilot has since been found dead in the wreckage of the plane..As of July 23rd, emergency crews achieved 40% containment of the Falls Fire with more than 139,000 acres destroyed..On July 12th, 2024 a similar incident occurred when a firefighting floatplane crashed in Montana, killing the pilot.