In daring flyovers just above the tree line, flying firefighters are battling blazes that have burned 7.8 million acres nationally this season—more than triple last year’s acreage. They dump payloads of chemicals or water scooped up from lakes to douse flames and protect homes and buildings.
But sometimes things go wrong.
This year, at least six pilots have crashed while performing aerial maneuvers, flying through smoke or while en route on support missions.
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