Utah sheriff describes harrowing efforts to reach site of deadly copter crash as flames closed in

Two pilots praised as “fallen heroes.” Widemouth 2 Fire swells to the summer’s largest in Utah, threatens freeway.

(Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune) Helicopters work on the Widemouth 2 Fire near Fillmore on Aug. 3, 2026. Two firefighting pilots were killed in a helicopter crash.