Daily Briefing
The board this morning
Two flight crew killed over the Dome Fire; a California arson-linked manhunt ends in a shootout
Good morning. Two flight crew members were killed Sunday afternoon when a firefighting helicopter crashed while working the Dome Fire in Yosemite National Park. The Guardian reported the aircraft was conducting water drops over the fire, which it said had burned more than 3,000 acres. Wildfire Today reported that the aerospace company that owned the helicopter, Precision, confirmed the two deaths. We are not naming the crew; next-of-kin notification has not been confirmed by any agency. For crews still assigned to that fire, treat aviation ops as changed until your own IC says otherwise.
Fire and law enforcement overlapped in Placer County. The Los Angeles Times reported that a murder suspect led police on a manhunt, rammed a patrol car, and set forest fires as officers closed in, and was killed in a shootout Monday morning. SFGATE reported the same suspect had broken into a home and killed a woman, and that authorities said the suspect had been arrested three times this month. No one is named here.
EMS and LE: the New York Post reported that a 14-year-old boy was shot in the back and killed in a possible scooter robbery in Queens on Monday afternoon; the NYPD said the shooting happened in Edgemere around 3:40 p.m., and the Post reported EMS took him to a hospital. Separately, The Oregonian reported that human remains were found in Warm Springs and that the FBI and police are investigating, with no details released. Cleveland.com reported police arrested three boys and one man over a Sept. 7 armed robbery at the Drake apartments.
Zoom out: Fire ran through the day from more than one direction — an aircraft down over the Dome Fire, forest fires set during a manhunt, and unconfirmed satellite heat detections across eight states.
Alert in force
Flood Warning (Warning) — Lake, IL; Kenosha, WI.
Severity Severe, urgency Immediate, certainty Observed.
Issued by NWS Milwaukee/Sullivan WI, in force until 2026-09-25T16:00:00.000Z.
What we're tracking
- Nevada: 82 satellite fire detections over Nevada — not yet confirmed by an agency.
- Washington: 159 satellite fire detections over Washington — not yet confirmed by an agency.
- California: 25 satellite fire detections over California — not yet confirmed by an agency.
- Cleveland.com: Police arrest three boys and one man in connection with armed robbery at Drake apartments Read it
- New York Post: Teen boy, 14, shot and killed during possible scooter robbery in NYC: sources Read it
Sources
- Police arrest three boys and one man in connection with armed robbery at Drake apartments Cleveland.com
- Teen boy, 14, shot and killed during possible scooter robbery in NYC: sources New York Post
- IRS watchdog audits employee reassignments, as agency looks to extend some tours of duty Government Executive
- Police rescue a man whose car ended up in a pond in Manchester NJ.com
- Wild California crime rampage: Man linked to slaying, stolen guns and forest fires, police say Los Angeles Times
- Two helicopter pilots killed while battling Yosemite fires The Guardian (US)
- Human remains found in Warm Springs; FBI, police investigating The Oregonian
- California suspect fleeing police breaks into home, kills woman, officials say SFGATE
- Polo strengthens to a hurricane in the Pacific Ocean off the western coast of Mexico ABC News
- Tropical Storm Fay tracker: Map and projected storm path The Washington Post
- BEAD’s job is both ‘easier’ and ‘harder’ amid funds release, research finds Route Fifty
- New Jersey mom arrested after her missing teen son is found in her crawl space NBC News
- Iran's early attacks on Bahrain caught Navy families and sailors by surprise CBS News
- Two dead in helicopter crash at the Dome Fire in Yosemite National Park Wildfire Today
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