In a tragic turn of events, two pilots perished on Friday morning when their Sikorsky Skycrane helicopter plunged while fighting a wildfire in the Fishlake National Forest, Utah. The pilots, employed by Helicopter Transport Services who were contracted by the U.S. Forest Service, were not identified by officials. The crash ignited a new fire that merged with the existing one, which has since charred approximately 174 square miles (nearly 451 square kilometers). Initially, the site was inaccessible due to the fire, but on Saturday, crews managed to enter and confirm the fatalities. The National Transportation Safety Board will conduct an investigation once they can examine the wreckage, which may take over a year to determine the cause. Meanwhile, numerous fires continue to ravage other parts of the West, with one closing part of Mount Rainier National Park in Washington. In Spokane, Washington, larger fires have now scorched more than 15.63 square miles (over 40 square kilometers), but firefighters have constructed over 75 miles (over 120 kilometers) of containment line to help control the flames. Elsewhere in Oregon, a rapidly spreading uncontrolled fire has consumed over 30 square miles (77.7 square kilometers). Firefighters are still trying to establish containment lines around the Wrights Spring fire after the tragic death of 47-year-old Jason Ensign, who was operating a bulldozer for a timber company and lost his life during the blaze's rapid growth. Lastly, in British Columbia, over 20,000 people were forced to evacuate ahead of another fast-moving wildfire.