Helicopter Pilot Dies Fighting Alberta Forest Fire, Third Firefighter Death This Month

Flames from the Donnie Creek wildfire burn along a ridge top north of Fort St. John, British Columbia, Canada, July 2, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP-Noah Berger

A helicopter pilot has died in a crash in Alberta’s northern Peace River area while fighting wildfires.

The Transportation Safety Board of Canada (TSB) issued a deployment notice on July 20, stating it was sending a team of investigators to Alberta following an accident involving a Bell 205A helicopter during firefighting operations near Peace River.