An air tanker pilot died while helping to fight the Schill Fire near Emmett.
According to the Bureau of Land Management, a pilot of a single engine air tanker was working on initial attack operations for the fire on Tuesday evening when there was an accident.
Firefighters on scene provided medical aid to the pilot, Ricky Fulton. Life Flight was also called in but Fulton did not survive.
The aircraft he was flying was a T-857 and was owned by Aero S.E.A.T. Incorporated. It was part of an on-call contract with BLM Fire and Aviation at the National Interagency Fire Center in Boise.
“We offer our sincere condolences to the family, friends and colleagues of the pilot lost in this tragic accident," said acting Boise District Manager Tanya Thrift.