- Two helicopter pilots were killed when their Sikorsky Skycrane crashed while fighting a wildfire in Utah, and the crash sparked a new blaze; crews later confirmed the pilots’ deaths.
- The Fishlake National Forest fire has grown to nearly 174 square miles, part of a season of unusually large, fast-moving wildfires across the West.
- Other outbreaks have closed parts of Mount Rainier, forced more than 20,000 people to evacuate in British Columbia, and been linked to additional deaths and widespread containment efforts.
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