A Sikorsky S-61 helicopter from Oregon crashed en-route to help with California wildfires on August 5, 2008.

"We still have people unaccounted for and we are working in close cooperation with the Trinity County Sheriff's Department. The location of the incident is within the Trinity Alps Wilderness. This area is steep, remote and rugged and difficult to access."—Sharon Heywood, Shasta-Trinity National Forest SupervisorShasta-Trinity National Forest: Statement on the helicopter crash (August 6, 2008)

"The helicopter was carrying firefighters from one part of the fire to another when it went down amid dense smoke for unknown reasons."—Bob Madden, Carson Helicopters Inc. spokesmanOregonlive.com: Eight Oregon-based firefighters feared dead in copter crash (August 6, 2008)