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• Parts missing from Sikorsky copter crash - 10/2/2009

  Federal investigators have determined that several parts have disappeared from a helicopter that...

• Firefighters to be honored at national service - 10/2/2009

  Seven wildland firefighters from Jackson and Josephine counties who died in a helicopter crash in...

• Report finds discrepancies in helicopter's reported weight - 9/17/2009

  A report issued Wednesday on a 2008 helicopter crash that killed seven Southern Oregon firefighters...

• Fatal helicopter crash subject of new civil suit - 3/3/2009

  Another wrongful death suit has been filed in conjunction with the crash of a Carson Helicopter...

• 2 more helicopter crash suits filed - 2/14/2009

  Relatives of two firefighters killed in a crash of a Carson Helicopter in Northern California last...

• Family of Phoenix firefighter files suit - 9/20/2008

  The family of one of the firefighters killed in the crash of a Carson Helicopter in Northern...

  
• 'It was pretty scary ...' - 9/6/2008

  ROGUE RIVER — One of the four men to survive the deadliest firefighting air disaster in U.S.

• Concert benefits two victims of firefighting helicopter crash - 9/5/2008

  A benefit to help two Illinois Valley victims of an Aug.

• COMING HOME - 8/27/2008

  MEDFORD — The remains of seven young firefighters were returned home Tuesday afternoon to be...

• Details emerge in fatal helicopter crash - 8/22/2008

  An initial investigation into a deadly helicopter crash that killed nine people in Northern...

• 'We will get through it' - 8/19/2008

  Grayback firefighting crews return to work, carrying memories of their 'guardian angels'

  
• 'They Held The Line' - 8/16/2008

  Expo amphitheatre fills with mourners, emotions at service for helicopter crash victims.

  
• Families come to grips with stages of grief - 8/16/2008

  If Jim Rich had endured Hurricane Katrina and all he owned had been wiped out, the emotional...

• Community gathers in display of respect - 8/16/2008

  Brad Poff of Eagle Point lost a longtime friend and fishing buddy in the helicopter crash Aug.

• Heat damage to voice recorder delays investigation - 8/16/2008

  REDDING, Calif.

• Video: fallen firefighters memorial wall - 8/15/2008

  Friends and fellow firefighters share memories of the firemen who died in a helicopter crash in...

  
• Video: fallen firefighter memorial service - 8/15/2008

  Thousands of people took part in a public service Friday, Aug.

  
• Smoky skies put fire crews in wilderness - 8/14/2008

  Concerns about smoke buildup in Northern California led to the decision that sent wildland...

• Memorial for crash victims set for Friday - 8/14/2008

  A public memorial will be held late Friday morning for the seven firefighters, helicopter pilot and...

• Crash effects may linger with families, crews - 8/13/2008

  The road to emotional recovery could be a long one for those close to the nine people who died in...

• Day of remembrance - 8/12/2008

  At age 51, Judy Haas is not your typical college student. But neither was her friend, Edrik Gomez

  
• Video: Grayback Forestry press conference - 8/12/2008

  Grayback Forestry Inc.

  
• Remains recovered from helicopter crash - 8/11/2008

  REDDING, Calif. — Authorities on Sunday finished collecting badly burned remains from the...

  
• Requiem for a Firefighter - 8/10/2008

  After his first two weeks on the job as a wildland firefighter, Scott Charlson's feet were covered...

  
• Surviving firefighters show heart in face of sorrow - 8/9/2008

  When Mike Wheelock visited Medford resident Jonathan Frohreich in the Univeristy of California,...

  
• Witnesses reconstruct fatal crash - 8/9/2008

  REDDING, Calif. — Witnesses of a fiery helicopter accident that killed nine people told...

  
• Agencies and families make plans to honor crash victims - 8/9/2008

  As news of the helicopter crash that killed seven Southern Oregon firefighters spread around the...

• Tragedy takes six locals' lives - 8/8/2008

  Six of the firefighters presumed dead following the crash of a Sikorsky S-61 helicopter Tuesday...

  
• Victims' families grieve - 8/8/2008

  From Grants Pass to Ashland, tears were shed Thursday for six firefighters who are missing and...

  
• Eight feared dead in crash - 8/7/2008

  Seven firefighters hired by a Southern Oregon contracting company and a co-pilot are presumed dead...