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Bureau of Land Management Two veteran firefighters died in a plane crash Saturday while surveying the Cedar Basin fire in northwest Arizona.
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Severe weather may have played a role in the deaths of two veteran firefighters in a plane crash in northwest Arizona over the weekend.
Fire pilot Matt Miller, 48, and air tactical group supervisor Jeff Piechura, 62, were surveying a new wildfire near the small town of Wikieup, Ariz. on Saturday when the accident happened.
“There were storms in the area,” Bureau of Land Management spokeswoman Dolores Garcia said. “That’s one of the factors investigators will be looking through when trying to determine what happened.”
Two Firefighters Die In Plane Crash While Surveying Arizona Wildfire kunr.org - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from kunr.org Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
News Brief
Severe weather may have played a role in the deaths of two veteran firefighters in a plane crash in northwest Arizona over the weekend.
Fire pilot Matt Miller, 48, and air tactical group supervisor Jeff Piechura, 62, were surveying a new wildfire near the small town of Wikieup, Ariz. on Saturday when the accident happened.
“There were storms in the area,” Bureau of Land Management spokeswoman Dolores Garcia said. “That’s one of the factors investigators will be looking through when trying to determine what happened.”
Three federal agencies are investigating the plane crash. Both men onboard were experienced firefighters – Miller had spent about two decades working as a pilot and Piechura had a long career in both state and federal fire services. He had worked as a fire chief in both California and Arizona and, in 2005, won Fire Chief of the Year. He was also a past president of the Arizona Fire Chiefs Association.
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