A tragic incident occurred on Friday, local time, when a firefighting helicopter operated by Helicopter Transport Services under contract with the United States Forest Service crashed in central Utah, near Richfield. The Sikorsky S-64 'Skycrane' went down in the Three Creeks Reservoir area southwest of the city, close to the southeastern edge of the Widemouth 2 fire. The National Interagency Fire Center (NIFC) confirmed two crew members lost their lives in the crash on Saturday, stating they sustained fatal injuries. Extreme fire conditions and rugged terrain hampered rescue efforts, but the bodies were recovered on the same day. Evacuations have been ordered for residents in the area, and road closures imposed. Despite this setback, Utah wildfire response continues, with crews resuming their efforts to control the Widemouth 2 fire, which ignited from a lightning strike in Fishlake National Forest on July 27 and has since burned over 111,000 acres (45,000 hectares). The fire is on track to become Utah's largest wildfire this year. Governor Spencer Cox described wildland firefighting as one of the most dangerous jobs in the world and urged residents to keep the crew members in their thoughts. This incident marks Utah's second fatal wildfire event this summer, following the loss of three firefighters while battling the Knowles and Gore fires near the Colorado border. A fourth firefighter later succumbed to injuries sustained during the same incident.