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Tony Sousa
Contract Pilot
California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection
(CAL FIRE)
Sacramento, California
Age: 55
Sex: Male
Classification: Wildland Contract
Years of service: Unknown
Date of incident: August 6, 2023
Date of death: August 6, 2023
On Sunday, August 6, 2023, two firefighting helicopters, a Sikorsky S-64E and a Bell 407, collided in Cabazon, California, while battling the Broadway Wildland Fire, a vegetation fire sparked by a nearby structure fire. While the Sikorsky S-64E helicopter was able to land safely, the Bell 407 crashed. All three occupants of this helicopter, Assistant Chief Josh Bischof, Captain Timothy “Tim” Rodriguez, and Contract Pilot Tony Sousa were killed. The National Transportation Safety Board is investigating the crash.
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