Random Ramblings: Aerial Wildland Firefighting

I have blogged about aerial wildland firefighting since 2009. I am not a firefighter and am not a pilot, just an interested bystander who wants to learn more and share what I learn here. Join me here as I blog on the aircraft and the pilots who fight wildland fires from the air in support of crews on the ground. I also blog on concerns affecting fire crews on the ground as well as other aviation and meteorology issues. Learn what it takes to do jobs that are staffed by the best of the best.

Wednesday, December 20, 2023

News Helicopter from ABC6 in Philadelphia Crashes in Wharton State Forest

I was quite saddened to read in NJ Advance Media this morning, Dec 20th, that a News Helicopter from 6ABC in Philadelphia crashed last night in a remote section of Wharton State Forest in New Jersey leaving two dead. My prayers go out to the families of the deceased, their colleagues at 6ABC and all who love them. I understand that the New Jersey Forest Fire Service is assisting at the scene of the crash. According to the report from NJ Advance Media the helicopter crash near Quaker Bridge Atison Road and Mullica River Road in a remote section of Wharton State Forest.

The NJFFS Section B10 Website shared two videos in their daily video postings about the crash, my thanks to my friends at the NJFFS Section B10 for the links to these videos that I am embedding here to share with you.