Two CDF Firefighters Killed In Plane Crash
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Springville, CA — Flags are at half mast at California Department of Forestry stations statewide as firefighters mourn the loss of two of their own.
San Andreas CDF Assistant Chief Janet Piccola tells KVML News the CDF plane crashed in the Tulare County foothills Wednesday morning.
The plane went down northeast of Springville. Reports indicate CDF firefighters had been fighting a small forest fire in the area, but it wasn´t known whether the aircraft was involved in battling that blaze.
An investigation into the cause of the crash is ongoing.
Written by Sabrina Sabbagh
