Retired Tucson fire chief, U.S. forest fire pilot dies in ai

Former Stockton fire chief among 2 killed in aircraft accident while fighting Arizona wildfire
The accident happened around 12 p.m. on Saturday. There were two crew members in the aircraft and both died in the crash, officials said.
Author: 12 News
Updated: 8:37 PM PDT July 11, 2021
WIKIEUP, Ariz. — A retired fire chief and a U.S. Forest fire pilot have died after their aircraft crashed while fighting the Cedar Basin Fire near Wikieup on Saturday. 
Bureau of Land Management officials said in a statement that the accident happened around noon while the two-man crew was working to control the fire from above. 
BLM confirmed on Sunday morning that one of the men who died was 62-year-old Jeff Piechura, a retired fire chief with the Northwest Fire Department in the Tucson area.

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