Captain Timothy Rodriguez – CalFire Riverside Ranger Unit

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Captain Timothy Rodriguez – CalFire Riverside Ranger Unit

August 6, 2023
Broadway Fire - Cabazon CA

On Sunday, August 6, 2023, two firefighting helicopters, a Sikorsky S-64E and a Bell 407, collided in Cabazon, California, while battling the Broadway Wildland Fire, a vegetation fire sparked by a nearby structure fire. While the Sikorsky S-64E helicopter was able to land safely, the Bell 407 crashed. All three occupants of this helicopter, Assistant Chief Josh Bischof, Captain Timothy “Tim” Rodriguez, and Contract Pilot Tony Sousa were killed.

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